Students’ talk about rotational motion within and across contexts, and implications for future learning

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 151-179

  Roth, Wolff Michael ^a   Lucas, Keith B ^b   McRobbie, Campbell J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 0040481077     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690117824     Document Type: Article

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