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Evaluating Junior Secondary Science Textbook Usage in Australian Schools
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McDonald, Christine V. – Research in Science Education, 2016
A large body of research has drawn attention to the importance of providing engaging learning experiences in junior secondary science classes, in an attempt to attract more students into post-compulsory science courses. The reality of time and resource constraints, and the high proportion of non-specialist science teachers teaching science, has…
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