I'd rather they did Experiments with us.... Than just Talking: Irish Children's Views of Primary School Science

Research in Science Education

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 415-438

  Murphy, Clíona ^a   Varley, Janet ^a   Veale, Órlaith ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children's views; Deductive methodologies; Inquiry based science education; Primary science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860646416     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-010-9204-3     Document Type: Article

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