Learning to teach primary science through problem-based learning

Science Education

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 215-237

  Peterson, Raymond F ^a   Treagust, David F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032381836     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199804)82:2<215::AID-SCE6>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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