A review of teacher development reforms in Indonesian secondary science: The effectiveness of practical work in biology

Research in Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 581-597

  Thair, Micheal ^a   Treagust, David F ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0010507605     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461482     Document Type: Article

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