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Original Articles

Examining the literacy component of science literacy: 25 years of language arts and science research

Larry Yore University of Victoria, Canada E-mail: [email protected]
,
Gay L. Bisanz University of Alberta, Canada
&
Brian M. Hand Iowa State University, USA
Pages 689-725 | Published online: 26 Nov 2010

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