Learning from Analogy-Enhanced Science Text

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1129-1149

  Glynn, Shawn M ^a   Takahashi, Tomone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0345252516     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199812)35:10<1129::AID-TEA5>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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