The role of models in physics instruction

Physics Teacher

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-39

  Etkina, Eugenia ^a   Warren, Aaron ^a   Gentile, Michael ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85007248659     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2150757     Document Type: Article

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