The effectiveness of teaching science with pictorial analogies

Research in Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 495-511

  Lin, Huann Shyang ^a   Shiau, Bin Run ^a   Lawrenz, Frances ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0039131743     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02357457     Document Type: Article

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