Young pupils’ ideas about the microscopic nature of matter in three different european countries

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 631-645

  Maskill, Roger ^a   Cachapuz, Antonio F C ^b   Koulaidis, Vasilis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c Pedagogiko Tmima Dimotikis Ekpedefsis   (Greece)

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EID: 0039523746     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069970190602     Document Type: Article

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