The symbiotic roles of empirical experimentation and thought experimentation in the learning of physics

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1819-1834

  Reiner, Miriam ^a   Gilbert, John K ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 11244254936     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069042000205440     Document Type: Article

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