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Tacit knowledge, that is knowledge that cannot be expressed directly in words (Polanyi, 1966, p. 4), might appear to be an obscure concept for science teachers to be interested in.
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Brock, R. (2017). Tacit Knowledge in Science Education. In: Taber, K.S., Akpan, B. (eds) Science Education. New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-749-8_10
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