Shift of meaning and students' alternative concepts

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1409-1424

  Schmidt, Hans Jürgen ^a   Volke, Dagmar ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 0346816540     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069022000038240     Document Type: Article

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