A longitudinal study of physics students’ Conceptions of force in pre-service training for high school teachers

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 247-258

  Trumper, Ricardo ^a  

^a Kibbutz Hahoterim   (Israel)

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EID: 60849088398     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619768990202047     Document Type: Article

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