Anomalies as a catalyst for middle school students' knowledge construction and scientific reasoning during science inquiry

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 357-374

  Echevarria, Marissa ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038270838     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.95.2.357     Document Type: Article

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