Understanding and affecting student reasoning about sound waves

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 991-1013

  Wittmann, Michael C ^a   Steinberg, Richard N ^b   Redish, Edward F ^c  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; STUDENT; WAVE;

EID: 0344961818     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690305024     Document Type: Article

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