Future science teachers' understandings of diffusion and osmosis concepts

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 66-71

  Tomažič, Iztok ^a   Vidic, Tatjana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Simon Jenko Primary School Kranj   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Experimental work; Osmosis; Science teacher students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863214335     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: 21576009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2011.617765     Document Type: Article

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