Improving student learning by addressing misconceptions

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Volumn 92, Issue 50, 2011, Pages 465-466

  Engelmann, Carol A ^a   Huntoon, Jacqueline E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EARTH SCIENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GROUNDWATER; LEARNING; STUDENT;

EID: 84055197808     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011EO500001     Document Type: Article

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