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Teachers' use of analogies in their regular teaching routines

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  1. David F Treagust
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Treagust, D.F., Duit, R., Lindauer, I. et al. Teachers' use of analogies in their regular teaching routines. Research in Science Education 19, 291–299 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356869

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