Third and Fourth Graders' Conceptions of Repeated Trials and Best Representatives in Science Experiments

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 853-872

  Varelas, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0142138412     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199711)34:9<853::AID-TEA2>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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