Defending constructivism in science education

Science and Education

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 557-571

  Gil Pérez, Daniel ^a   Guisasola, Jenaro ^b   Moreno, Antonio ^c   Cachapuz, Antonio ^d   Pessoa De Carvalho, Anna M ^e   Torregrosa, Joaquín Martínez ^f   Salinas, Julia ^g   Valdés, Pablo ^h   González, Eduardo ⁱ   Duch, Anna Gené ^j   Dumas Carré, Andrée ^k   Tricárico, Hugo ^l   Gallego, Romulo ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^h Inst Sup Pedagogico E J Varona   (Cuba)

ⁱ Universidad de Córdoba   (Argentina)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^k AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^l UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^m UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA NACIONAL   (Colombia)

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EID: 2442538691     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019639319987     Document Type: Article

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