The effect of an earth-science learning program on students' scientific thinking skills

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-393

  Orion, Nir ^a   Kali, Yael ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; EDUCATION;

EID: 27744581675     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: 10899995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-53.4.387     Document Type: Article

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