Supporting Scientific Experimentation and Reasoning in Young Elementary School Students

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 381-397

  Varma, Keisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school students; Guided experimentation; Handheld computers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899147691     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-013-9470-8     Document Type: Article

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