A survey of israeli physics students' conceptions of energy in pre‐service training for high school teachers

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-192

  Trumper, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 2442507222     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0263514960140205     Document Type: Article

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