Selection of authentic modelling practices as contexts for chemistry education

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1867-1890

  Prins, Gjalt T ^a   Bulte, Astrid M W ^a   van Driel, Jan H ^b   Pilot, Albert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 55349104164     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690701581823     Document Type: Article

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