Promoting preservice chemistry teachers' understanding about the nature of science through history

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 773-792

  Lin, Huann Shyang ^a   Chen, Chung Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0036853350     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10045     Document Type: Article

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