Korean 4- To 11-year-old student conceptions of heat and temperature

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 284-302

  Paik, Seoung Hey ^a   Cho, Boo Kyung ^a   Go, Young Mi ^b  

^a Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STUDENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL INSULATION;

HEAT EQUILIBRIUM; INTERVIEWS; RURAL DISTRICTS; SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULA;

TEACHING;

EID: 33847368646     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20174     Document Type: Article

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