Teaching of biological inheritance and evolution of living beings in secondary school

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 373-407

  Banet, E ^a   Ayuso, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HERITABILITY; LEARNING; TEACHING;

EID: 0345149370     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690210145716     Document Type: Article

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