The nature of science and instructional practice: Making the unnatural natural

Science Education

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 417-436

  Abd El Khalick, Fouad ^a   Bell, Randy L ^a   Lederman, Norman G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032386587     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199807)82:4<417::AID-SCE1>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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