Analysis of students' responses to contradictory results obtained by simple observation or controlling variables

Research in Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 365-376

  Park, Jongwon ^a   Kim, Ikgyun ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 54649083356     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461569     Document Type: Article

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