Portuguese primary school children's conceptions about digestion: Identification of learning obstacles

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1111-1130

  Carvalho, Graça S ^a   Silva, Rui ^a   Lima, Nelson ^a   Coquet, Eduarda ^a   Clément, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

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EID: 3943111518     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069042000177235     Document Type: Article

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