Listening to student conversations during clicker questions: What you have not heard might surprise you!

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-132

  James, Mark C ^a   Willoughby, Shannon ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650734780     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3488097     Document Type: Article

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