When there isn't a right answer: Interpretation and reasoning, key skills for twenty-first century geoscience

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 629-652

  Bond, Clare Elizabeth ^a,b   Philo, Chris ^b   Shipton, Zoe Kai ^b  

^a Osbourne House   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Conceptual development; Earth science education; Reasoning; Uncertainty; University; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952374037     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500691003660364     Document Type: Article

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