The role of the scientific discovery narrative in middle school science education: An experimental study

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1022-1032

  Arya, Diana J ^a   Maul, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genre; Literacy; Narrative; Science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874411608     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028108     Document Type: Article

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