Beyond the fringe: Building and evaluating scientific knowledge systems

Constructivist Instruction: Success or Failure?

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 311-332

  Duschl, Richard A ^a   Duncan, Ravit Golan ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952134713     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203878842     Document Type: Chapter

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