Analysis and use of a task for identifying conceptions of teaching science

Journal of Education for Teaching

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 191-209

  Hewson, Peter W ^a   Hewson, Mariana G A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0041017456     PISSN: 02607476     EISSN: 13600540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260747890150302     Document Type: Article

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