Epistemological norms and companion meanings in science classroom communication

Science Education

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 859-874

  Lundqvist, Eva ^a   Almqvist, Jonas ^a   Stman, Leif O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 71749116825     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20334     Document Type: Article

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