A national survey of student's conceptions of chemistry in Taiwan

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-452

  Chiu, Mei Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 34047123230     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690601072964     Document Type: Article

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