A comparison of conversations of primary school groups at animated, preserved, and live animal specimens

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-206

  Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale ^a,b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversations; Dinosaurs; Primary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030510015     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.1996.9655503     Document Type: Review

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