Epilogue: On Ways of Assessing Science Understanding

Assessing Science Understanding

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 355-374

  Novak, Joseph D ^a   Mintzes, Joel J ^b,c   Wandersee, James H ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012498365-6/50017-2     Document Type: Chapter

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