An investigation of Taiwanese early adolescents' views about the nature of science

Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 159, 2005, Pages 645-654

  Huang, Chao Ming ^a   Tsai, Chin Chung ^b   Chang, Chun Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NATURAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL SCIENCES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 27744532100     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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