The Effects on Students' Cognitive Achievement When Using the Cooperative Learning Method in Earth Science Classrooms

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 374-379

  Chang, Chun Yen ^a   Mao, Song Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 27644559963     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1999.tb17497.x     Document Type: Article

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