Reasoning from data: How students collect and interpret data in science investigations

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 748-769

  Kanari, Zoe ^a   Millar, Robin ^b  

^a Ministry of Education and Culture Limassol   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DATA ACQUISITION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STANDARDS;

REASONING FROM DATA; SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE;

TEACHING;

EID: 4944253530     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20020     Document Type: Review

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