Revisiting the geoscience concept inventory: A call to the community

GSA Today

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 26-28

  Libarkin, J C ^a   Ward, E M G ^a   Anderson, S W ^b   Kortemeyer, G ^a   Raeburn, S P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 79961090062     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G110GW.1     Document Type: Article

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