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The Learning Experience of 7th Graders on NOS (Nature of Science) as a Process in Research-Based "Becoming a Scientist" Mentor-mentee Program 七年级学生在研究型“成为科学家”项目中学习NOS(自然科学)的经验

Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education Pub Date : 2015-08-31 DOI: 10.14697/JKASE.2015.35.4.0629

Chanmi Jung, Donghee Don Shin

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