Learners' Mental Models of Metallic Bonding: A Cross-Age Study

Science Education

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 685-707

  Coll, Richard K ^a   Treagust, David F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0041876360     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.10059     Document Type: Article

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