Intermingling and Bumpiness: Exploring Meaning Making in the Discourse of a Science Classroom

Research in Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-49

  Varelas, Maria ^a   Pineda, Edgar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Inter American Magnet School   (United States)

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EID: 22944480020     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461179     Document Type: Article

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