Current as the key concept of Taiwanese students' understandings of electric circuits

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 483-496

  Tsai, Chia Hsing ^a   Chen, Hsueh Yu ^a   Chou, Ching Yang ^a   Lain, Kuen Der ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 34047148433     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690601073327     Document Type: Article

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