7 th school students' understanding of about science, scientific knowledge and scientist

Energy Education Science and Technology Part B: Social and Educational Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-116

  Can, Bilge Taskin ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elementary students; Scientific knowledge; Scientist; Understanding of science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861110445     PISSN: 13087711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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