Development of system thinking skills in the context of earth system education

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 518-560

  Assaraf, Orit Ben Zvi ^a   Orion, Nir ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; EARTH (PLANET); HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTEGRATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; STUDENTS;

COGNITIVE COMPONENTS; EARTH SYSTEM EDUCATION; SYSTEM PERCEPTION; THINKING SKILLS;

CURRICULA;

EID: 19944372751     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20061     Document Type: Article

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