Models of "the heavens and the earth": An investigation of German and Taiwanese students' alternative conceptions of the universe

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 295-325

  Liu, Shu Chiu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative conceptions; Cross cultural study; Elementary astronomy; German students; Models of the universe; Taiwanese students

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044461723     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-004-4032-4     Document Type: Review

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