Investigating differences in understanding of vocabulary in secondary science

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Investigating differences in understanding of vocabulary in secondary science

One of the main elements to the crisis in science education in Australia today is the evidence that students’ attitude to science decreases as they progress through secondary school, leading to a decrease in participation in post-compulsory science subjects (Tytler, 2007). This reduction in particip...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Forwood, Charlotte Louise
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2012
Subjects:	vocabulary in secondary science interpersonal teacher behaviour and the science learning environment understanding differences science education in Australia
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/218

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