Concept inventories for ASTRO 101

Physics Teacher

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 439-441

  Bailey, Janelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 85006337122     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3225503     Document Type: Article

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