Everyday scientific literacy: Do students use information about the social context and methods of research to evaluate news briefs about science?

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 188-207

  Zimmerman, Corinne ^a   Bisanz, Gay L ^a   Bisanz, Jeffrey ^a  

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