How are the perceptions of high school students and teachers on NOS as a knowledge type presented in schools in terms of "importance" and "interest"?;Öǧretmen lisesi öǧrenci ve öǧretmenlerinin okullarda sunulan bir bilgi türü olarak bilim doǧasina ilişkin ilgileri" ve "önemlilik" algilari nasildir?

International Journal of Environmental and Science Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-126

  Sahin, Canan Tunç ^a   K̈ksal, Mustafa Serdar ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Expectancy value theory; High school students; NOS knowledge

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EID: 76349100499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13063065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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