Do teachers support causal understanding through their discourse when teaching primary science?

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 599-613

  Newton, D P ^a   Newton, L D ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034358410     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713651580     Document Type: Article

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