Investigating the effectiveness of teaching methods based on a four-step constructivist strategy

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-48

  Çalik, Muammer ^a   Ayas, Alipaşa ^a   Coll, Richard K ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alternative conception; Analogy; Conceptual change text; Constructivism; Solution chemistry; Worksheet

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649100613     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-009-9176-0     Document Type: Article

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