Bridging scientific reasoning and conceptual change through adaptive web-based learning

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-119

  She, Hsiao Ching ^a   Liao, Ya Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Conceptual change; Middle school science; Technology education

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE WEB; CONCEPTUAL CHANGE; DIGITAL-LEARNING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; LEARNING PROJECTS; MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE; MIXED METHOD; SCIENTIFIC REASONING;

ATOMS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 73949117814     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20309     Document Type: Article

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