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Approaches to learning by pre-service science students of an institution of higher learning: an exploratory study

Sheila N. MatotiDepartment of Educational and Professional Studies, Central University of Technology, Free State, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 385-387 | Published online: 25 Nov 2014

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