Moving from task-oriented to learning-oriented strategies on school excursions to museums

Science Education

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 763-779

  Griffin, Janette ^a   Symington, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0038967600     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199711)81:6<763::AID-SCE11>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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