Beyond constructivism: The progressive research programme into learning science

Studies in Science Education

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-184

  Taber, Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1080/03057260608560222     Document Type: Note

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