Promoting knowledge creation discourse in an asian primary five classroom: Results from an inquiry into life cycles

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 487-515

  van Aalst, Jan ^a   Truong, Mya Sioux ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Discourse; Inquiry based teaching; Internet; Nature of science; Primary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952379803     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500691003649656     Document Type: Article

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