Between Theory and Data in a Seventh-Grade Science Class

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-263

  Varelas, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0346438160     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2736(199603)33:3<229::aid-tea1>3.3.co;2-5     Document Type: Article

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