Improving subject teaching: Lessons from research in science education

Improving Subject Teaching: Lessons from Research in Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-210

  Millar, Robin ^a   Leach, John ^b   Osborne, Jonathan ^c   Ratcliffe, Mary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203012369     Document Type: Book

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