Examining the Construction Process: A Study of Changes in Level 10 Students' Understanding of Classical Mechanics

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 571-593

  Shymansky, James A ^a   Yore, Larry D ^b   Treagust, David F ^c   Thiele, Rodney B ^c   Harrison, Allan ^c   Waldrip, Bruce G ^c   Stocklmayer, Susan M ^c   Venville, Grady ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0141939080     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199708)34:6<571::AID-TEA3>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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