Exploring a process view of students' knowledge about the nature of science

Science Education

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-70

  Hogan, Kathleen ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

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EID: 0034341670     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(200001)84:1<51::AID-SCE5>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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