Conceptual development

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-16

  Reiss, Michael J ^a,b   Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale ^a  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Education and Bioethics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological concepts; Child development; Learning

Indexed keywords

LEARNING;

EID: 0033386352     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.1999.9655677     Document Type: Review

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