Success in introductory college physics: The role of high school preparation

Science Education

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 111-136

  Sadler, Philip M ^a   Tai, Robert H ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0035585473     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-237X(200103)85:2<111::AID-SCE20>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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