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Taiwanese science students' and teachers' perceptions of the laboratory learning environments: Exploring epistemological gaps

Chin-Chung Tsai Institute of Education & Center for Teacher Education, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 847-860 | Published online: 26 Nov 2010

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