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International Journal of Science Education Volume 31, 2009 - Issue 3: Visual and Spatial Modes in Science Learning
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How Students and Field Geologists Reason in Integrating Spatial Observations from Outcrops to Visualize a 3‐D Geological Structure

Kim A. Kastens Lamont‐Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Shruti Agrawal Lamont‐Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA
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Lynn S. Liben Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Pages 365-393 | Published online: 17 Feb 2009

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