Teachers' scientific epistemological views: The coherence with instruction and students' views

Science Education

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 222-243

  Tsai, Chin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 33947603664     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20175     Document Type: Article

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