Tuition and memory: Mental models and cognitive processing in Japanese children's work on D.C. Electrical circuits

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-154

  Asami, Noriaki ^a   King, Julien ^b   Monk, Martin ^c  

^a The Japanese School   (United Kingdom)

^b Helena Romanes School   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749439082     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713694979     Document Type: Article

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