Exploring university students' expectations and beliefs about physics and physics learning in a problem-based learning context

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-333

  Şahin, Mehmet ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Expectations; Introductory physics; MPEX; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950192976     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ejmste/75283     Document Type: Article

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