The mediating role of scientific tools for elementary school students learning about the Everglades in the field and classroom;İlköǧretim öǧrencilerinin doǧal alanda ve sınıf içinde bataklıklar ile ilgili öǧrenmelerinde bilimsel araçların arabuluculuk rolü

International Journal of Environmental and Science Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 433-458

  Lewis, Scott ^a   O'Brien, George E ^b  

^a MMC ^*  (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic science; Sociocultural approaches; Tool use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869842335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13063065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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