Students’ conceptual change in geometrical optics

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 847-868

  Galili, Igal ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0040832798     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069960180709     Document Type: Article

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