Teachers' conceptions and misconceptions concerning three natural phenomena

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 432-448

  Kikas, Eve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

LABOR INTENSIVE LEARNING PROCESS; TEACHER;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 2442583600     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20012     Document Type: Article

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