How do we help students build beliefs that allow them to avoid critical learning barriers and develop a deep understanding of geology?

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 251-269

  Dal, Burçkin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Barriers to learning; Geosciences; Learning; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749094254     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ejmste/75407     Document Type: Article

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