Development of school students' constructions of biology and physics

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 787-803

  Spall, Katie ^a   Stanisstreet, Martin ^a   Dickson, Dominic ^a   Boyes, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3242727531     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069032000097442     Document Type: Article

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