Constructivism

Dilemmas of Science Teaching: Perspectives on Problems of Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 191-204

  Krueger, Barry ^a   Loughran, J John ^b   Duit, Reinders ^c  

^a Living Waters Lutheran College   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

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EID: 85069814319     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203996294-21     Document Type: Chapter

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