Upper high school students’ understanding of electromagnetism

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 543-566

  Sağlam, Murat ^a   Millar, Robin ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645124987     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690500339613     Document Type: Article

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