Writing-intensive physics laboratory reports: Tasks and assessment

Physics Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 399-405

  Allie, Saalih ^a   Buffler, Andy ^a   Kaunda, Loveness ^a   Inglis, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 85006102807     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2344739     Document Type: Article

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