Prevalence of blood circulation misconceptions among prospective elementary teachers

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 172-181

  Pelaez, Nancy J ^a   Boyd, Denise D ^a   Rojas, Jacqueline B ^a   Hoover, Mildred A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Science education; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044502891     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00022.2004     Document Type: Article

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