An investigation of Zimbabwe high school chemistry students' laboratory work-based images of the nature of science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-149

  Vhurumuku, Elaosi ^a   Holtman, Lorna ^a   Mikalsen, Oyvind ^b   Kolsto, Stein D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; CURRICULA; ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL SCIENCES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STUDENTS;

CONCEPTUAL ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; DISTAL IMAGES; NATURE OF SCIENCE (NOS); OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644605906     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20098     Document Type: Article

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