The Influence of Different Representations on Solving Concentration Problems at Elementary School

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 621-629

  Liu, Chia Ju ^a   Shen, Ming Hsun ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concentration concept; Elementary school students; Representations; Science learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053332440     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-011-9293-4     Document Type: Article

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