Development of a pool of scientific literacy test-items based on selected AAAS literacy goals

Science Education

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-143

  Laugksch, Rüdiger C ^a   Spargo, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0030548663     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199604)80:2<121::AID-SCE1>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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