Large-scale exploration of pupils' understanding of the nature of science

Science Education

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 493-508

  Solomon, Joan ^a   Scott, Linda ^a   Duveen, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030503986     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199609)80:5<493::AID-SCE1>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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