Beyond explanations: What else do students need to understand science?

Science Education

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1026-1049

  Hamza, Karim m ^a   Wickman, Per olof ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77950955788     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20343     Document Type: Article

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