Examining students' views on the nature of science: Results from Korean 6th, 8th, and 10th graders

Science Education

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 314-334

  Kang, Sukjin ^a   Scharmann, Lawrence C ^b   Noh, Taehee ^c  

^a Jeonju National University of Education   (South Korea)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 25444462462     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20053     Document Type: Article

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