Exploring possible selves in a first-year physics foundation class: Engaging students by establishing relevance

Physical Review Physics Education Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bennett, Dawn ^a   Roberts, Lynne ^a   Creagh, Christine ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85027023291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24699896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.010120     Document Type: Article

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