How students and field geologists reason in integrating spatial observations from outcrops to visualize a 3-D geological structure

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-393

  Kastens, Kim A ^a,b   Agrawal, Shruti ^a   Liben, Lynn ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Earth science education; Geology; Spatial learning; Visual evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349183817     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690802595797     Document Type: Article

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