Cognitive and emotional evaluation of an amphibian conservation program for elementary school students

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-52

  Randler, Christoph ^a   Ilg, Angelika ^a   Kern, Janina ^a  

^a University of Education   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibian identification; Biodiversity; Outdoor ecology teaching; Tutoring; Within class grouping

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 31144474339     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.37.1.43-52     Document Type: Article

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