Interactions of chemistry teachers with gifted students in a regular high-school chemistry classroom

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 122-134

  Benny, Naama ^a   Blonder, Ron ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 85048696292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/C7RP00127D     Document Type: Article

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