Robotics and science literacy: Thinking skills, science process skills and systems understanding

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 373-394

  Sullivan, Florence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer science

Indexed keywords

PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH; SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS;

PROCESS CONTROL; STUDENTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 41449104315     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20238     Document Type: Article

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