The role of analogies in promoting conceptual change in biology

Instructional Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 295-320

  Venville, Grady J ^a   Treagust, David F ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 21344460692     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00118053     Document Type: Article

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