Learning in a personal context: Levels of choice in a free choice learning environment in science and natural history museums

Science Education

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-95

  Bamberger, Yael ^a   Tal, Tali ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 33847613890     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20174     Document Type: Article

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