Factors influencing elementary school children's attitudes toward science before, during, and after a visit to the UK National Space Centre

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-83

  Jarvis, Tina ^a   Pell, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MOTIVATION; MUSEUMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

COGNITIVE GAINS; SCIENCE EDUCATION; SPACE CENTERS; TEACHERS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 12444323066     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20045     Document Type: Article

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