Cognitive factors affecting student understanding of geologic time

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 415-442

  Dodick, Jeff ^a   Orion, Nir ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 0037397976     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10083     Document Type: Article

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