Implementing multiple assessment modes in an interdisciplinary environmental education course

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 575-601

  Tal, Tali ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 33846853469     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620500169767     Document Type: Article

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