Teacher training reforms in Indonesian secondary science: The importance of practical work in physics

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-371

  Thair, Micheal ^a   Treagust, David F ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0039104600     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199903)36:3<357::AID-TEA8>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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