Assessing students’ understanding about levers: Better test instruments are not enough

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 813-832

  McGinn, Michelle K ^a   Roth, Wolff Michael ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0041582895     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069980200705     Document Type: Article

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