Teaching physics: Students’ attitudes towards different learning activities

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-128

  Owen, Siân ^a   Dickson, Dominic ^a   Stanisstreet, Martin ^a   Boyes, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

physics teaching; secondary students; teaching activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249120401     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635140802036734     Document Type: Article

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