Practical work at the upper high school level: The evaluation of a new model of assessment

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 97-110

  Bennett, Judith ^a   Kennedy, Declan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

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EID: 0039299802     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690119244     Document Type: Article

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