Constructivism and science education: A further appraisal

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-134

  Matthews, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Epistemology; Thomas Kuhn

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342337797     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014661312550     Document Type: Review

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