Sound and faulty arguments generated by preservice biology teachers when testing hypotheses involving unobservable entities

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 237-252

  Lawson, Anton E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036496640     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10019     Document Type: Article

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