The central role of fallacious thinking in science education

Science Education

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 483-496

  Zeidler, Dana L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0031512881     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199707)81:4<483::AID-SCE7>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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