The Laboratory in Science Education: Foundations for the Twenty-First Century

Science Education

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-54

  Hofstein, Avi ^a   Lunetta, Vincent N ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2142659247     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.10106     Document Type: Review

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