Informal science writing produced by boys and girls: Writing preference and quality

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 421-439

  Levine, Tamar ^b   Geldman Caspar, Zehava ^a  

^a The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the Wingate Institute   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0038973980     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192960220404     Document Type: Article

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