Using Descriptive Drawings as a Conceptual Change Strategy in Elementary Science

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-144

  Edens, Kellah M ^a   Potter, Ellen ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 24044437028     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2003.tb18230.x     Document Type: Article

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