Introducing mechanics by tapping core causal knowledge

Physics Education

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-439

  Klaassen, Kees ^a   Westra, Axel ^a   Emmett, Katrina ^a   Eijkelhof, Harrie ^a   Lijnse, Piet ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 47949090880     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/43/4/014     Document Type: Article

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