The generality of hypothetico-deductive reasoning: Making scientific thinking explicit

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 482-494

  Lawson, Anton E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034258163     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4450956     Document Type: Article

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