The role of intuitive heuristics in students' thinking: Ranking chemical substances

Science Education

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 963-984

  Maeyer, Jenine ^a   Talanquer, Vicente ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

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EID: 78649707528     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20397     Document Type: Article

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