Tracing young children's scientific reasoning

Research in Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 433-465

  Tytler, Russell ^a   Peterson, Suzanne ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conceptual change; Learning and development; Science inquiry; Science investigations; Science process; Scientific epistemology; Scientific reasoning; Student conceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344585530     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RISE.0000005250.04426.67     Document Type: Article

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