Learning and Teaching in the School Science Laboratory: An Analysis of Research, Theory, and Practice

Handbook of Research on Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 393-441

  Lunetta, Vincent N ^a   Hofstein, Avi ^b   Clough, Michael P ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203824696-18     Document Type: Chapter

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