Technology, accuracy and scientific thought in field camp: An ethnographic study

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 240-251

  Feig, Anthony D ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CURRICULUM; EARTH SCIENCE; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; PRECISION; STUDENT; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78549280123     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1.3534863     Document Type: Article

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