Is it natural or processed? Elementary school teachers and conceptions about materials

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1154-1170

  Schibeci, Renato A ^a   Hickey, Ruth ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0041723472     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2736(200012)37:10<1154::AID-TEA7>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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