A comparative study of students' and their teacher's perceptions of laboratory work in secondary schools

Research in Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 599-610

  Wilkinson, John ^a   Ward, Malcolm ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 8644248786     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461483     Document Type: Article

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