Reading new environments: Students' ability to generalise their understanding between different ecosystems

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-100

  Magntorn, Ola ^a   Helldén, Gustav ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecology; Reading nature; Secondary students

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845531851     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690600708543     Document Type: Article

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