Coherent knowledge structures of physics represented as concept networks in teacher education

Science and Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-282

  Koponen, Ismo T ^a   Pehkonen, Maija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 77952880975     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-009-9200-z     Document Type: Article

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