Can We Be Scientists Too? Secondary Students' Perceptions of Scientific Research from a Project-Based Classroom

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-161

  Moss, David M ^a   Abrams, Eleanor D ^a   Kull, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic science; Conceptual change; Student conceptions; Student researchers; Student scientist partnerships (SSPs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084135     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022564507639     Document Type: Article

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