Concept development and transfer in context-based science education

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 817-837

  Gilbert, John K ^a   Bulte, Astrid M W ^b   Pilot, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conceptual development; Context based; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957465943     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2010.493185     Document Type: Article

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