Eliciting and developing junior secondary students' understanding of the nature of science through a peer collaboration instruction in science stories

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-171

  Tao, Ping Kee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; STUDENT;

EID: 1042278535     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690210126748     Document Type: Article

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