Teachers' views on the nature of models

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1369-1386

  Justi, Rosária ^a   Gilbert, John K ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELING; TEACHING;

EID: 0346816569     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069032000070324     Document Type: Article

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