"What do you Mean by that?" Using Structured Interviews to Assess Science Understanding

Assessing Science Understanding

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 71-93

  Southerland, Sherry A ^a   Smith, Mike U ^b   Cummins, Catherine L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012498365-6/50006-8     Document Type: Chapter

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