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Evaluating students' misconceptions by means of diagnostic multiple choice items

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Treagust, D. Evaluating students' misconceptions by means of diagnostic multiple choice items. Research in Science Education 16, 199–207 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356835

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