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An experimental study comparing a guided discovery method with two other methods of teaching a primary school science unit

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Young, R. An experimental study comparing a guided discovery method with two other methods of teaching a primary school science unit. Research 1, 59–78 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02558518

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