On the complex relation between cognitive developmental research and children's science curricula

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-163

  Metz, Kathleen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031529558     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543067001151     Document Type: Article

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