Higher and lower-order cognitive skills: The case of chemistry

Research in Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-130

  Zoller, Uri ^a   Tsaparlis, Georgios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b University Ofloannin

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EID: 0038846597     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02463036     Document Type: Article

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