Longitudinal Study of an After-school, Inquiry-based Science Intervention on Low-achieving Children's Affective Perceptions of Learning Science

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 2133-2156

  Chen, Hsiang Ting ^a   Wang, Hsin Hui ^a   Lin, Huann Shyang ^a   Lawrenz, Frances P ^b   Hong, Zuway R ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective perceptions of learning science; After school; Inquiry based science intervention; Longitudinal study; Low achieving children; Positive thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904468664     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2014.910630     Document Type: Article

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