Evaluation of students' conceptual understanding of Malaria

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2497-2519

  Cheong, Irene Poh Ai ^a   Treagust, David ^b   Kyeleve, Iorhemen J ^a   Oh, Peck Yoke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Ministry of Education   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Alternative conception; Biology education; Diagnostic instrument; Malaria

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649372983     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500691003718014     Document Type: Article

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