Facilitating conceptual change in astronomy: A comparison of the effectiveness of two instructional approaches

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-20

  Diakidoy, Irene Anna N ^a   Kendeou, Panayiota ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b Second Elementary School of Avgorou   (Cyprus)

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EID: 0012545804     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4752(00)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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