An investigation of two profiles within conceptions of learning science: An examination of confirmatory factor analysis

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 499-521

  Lin, Che Li ^a   Tsai, Chin Chung ^a   Liang, Jyh Chong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conceptions of learning science; Constructivist; Science education; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870912773     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: 18785174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10212-011-0092-3     Document Type: Article

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