The influence of students' cognitive and motivational variables in respect of cognitive conflict and conceptual change

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1037-1058

  Kang, Sukjin ^a   Scharmann, Lawrence C ^b   Noh, Taehee ^c   Koh, Hanjoong ^a  

^a Jeonju National University of Education   (South Korea)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 22744442998     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690500038553     Document Type: Article

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