Accuracy of scale conceptions in science: Mental maneuverings across many orders of spatial magnitude

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1061-1085

  Tretter, Thomas R ^a   Jones, M Gail ^b   Minogue, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT LINKAGES; INTERVIEWS; MENTAL MANEUVERINGS;

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 33845587985     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20155     Document Type: Article

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