Effect of a problem based simulation on the conceptual understanding of undergraduate science education students

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-246

  Kumar, David Devraj ^a   Sherwood, Robert D ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual understanding; Problem solving; Science; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547638221     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-007-9049-3     Document Type: Article

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