The relationship between pupils' age and the content of conversations generated at three types of animal exhibits

Research in Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 461-480

  Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale ^a  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 7644238256     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02357455     Document Type: Article

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