Identifying and resolving uncertainty as a mediated action in science: A comparative analysis of the cultural tools used by scientists and elementary science students at work

Science Education

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 308-335

  Kirch, Susan A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952002896     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20362     Document Type: Article

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