Students' perceptions about science: The impact of transition from primary to secondary school

Research in Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-298

  Speering, Wendy ^a   Rennie, Léonie ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0040115252     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02356940     Document Type: Article

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