Effects of Conceptual Change Texts and Laboratory Experiments on Fourth Grade Students' Understanding of Matter and Change Concepts

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 498-504

  Durmuş, Jale ^a   Bayraktar, Şule ^b  

^a Ministry of National Education   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conceptual change texts; Laboratory instruction; Science achievement; Science teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956679616     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-010-9216-9     Document Type: Article

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