A Teaching Model for Scaffolding 4th Grade Students' Scientific Explanation Writing

Research in Science Education

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 531-548

  Yang, Hsiu Ting ^a   Wang, Kuo Hua ^b  

^a Yua ma Elementary School   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concept mapping; Explanation; Scientific explanation; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904174573     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-013-9392-8     Document Type: Article

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