Correlates of intellectual risk taking in elementary school science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-223

  Beghetto, Ronald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Elementary; General science; Student beliefs; Values

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; ELEMENTARY; GENERAL SCIENCE; STUDENT BELIEFS; VALUES;

STUDENTS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 59349118595     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20270     Document Type: Article

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