Examining the Conceptual Organization of Students in an Integrated Algebra and Physical Science Class

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 84-92

  Westbrook, Susan L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84962957712     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1998.tb17397.x     Document Type: Article

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