Exploring Middle School Students' Understanding of Three Conceptual Models in Genetics

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2323-2349

  Freidenreich, Hava Bresler ^a   Duncan, Ravit Golan ^a   Shea, Nicole ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics education; Implementation study; Primary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856047585     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2010.536997     Document Type: Article

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