Conceptual change cum discourse analysis to understand cognition in a unit on chaotic systems: Towards an integrative perspective on learning in science

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1059-1073

  Duit, Reinders ^a   Komorek, Michael ^a   Withers, Jens ^a   Roth, Wolff Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0039271090     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069980200904     Document Type: Article

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