Learning in and from science laboratories

Second International Handbook of Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 189-207

  Hofstein, Avi ^a   Kind, Per M ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9041-7_15     Document Type: Chapter

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