'Quantum mechanics' and 'scientific explanation' an explanatory strategy aiming at providing 'understanding'

Science and Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-73

  Hadzidaki, Pandora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conceptual change; Explicit highly contextualized NOS instruction; Quantum mechanics instruction; Scientific explanation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149141793     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-006-9052-8     Document Type: Article

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