Facilitating chemistry teachers' understanding of alternative interpretations of conceptual change

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Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 129-150

  Niaz, Mansoor ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Chemistry teachers' alternative conceptions; Conceptual change; History and philosophy of science; Scientific controversies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747891731     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: 15731790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10780-006-8404-2     Document Type: Article

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