Students' Preconceptions and Perceptions of Science-Oriented Studies

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 2356-2375

  Korpershoek, Hanke ^a   Kuyper, Hans ^a   Bosker, Roel ^a   van der Werf, Greetje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Perceptions; Preconceptions; STEM studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883528315     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.679324     Document Type: Article

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