Relationships among informal learning environments, teaching procedures and scientific reasoning ability

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 535-549

  Gerber, Brian L ^a   Cavallo, Anne M L ^b   Marek, Edmund A ^c  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0013234956     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690116971     Document Type: Article

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