Characteristics of the methodology used to describe students’ conceptions

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 663-690

  Marin Martinez N ^a   Solano, I ^b   Jimenez Gomez E ^c  

^a Dpto De Dida ctica de la Matema tica y de las Ciencias Experimentales   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 0039891904     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690119447     Document Type: Article

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