Implications of research on learning for the education of prospective science and physics teachers

Physics Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-51

  Mestre, Jose P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0242395213     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/36/1/308     Document Type: Article

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