Assessing understanding of the learning cycle: The ULC

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-389

  Marek, Edmund A ^a   Maier, Steven J ^b   McCann, Florence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Northwestern Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Instrument development; Learning cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349090663     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-008-9100-0     Document Type: Article

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