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The constructivist transformation of a preservice science teacher’s view on teaching creationism and evolution

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Pankratius, W.J. The constructivist transformation of a preservice science teacher’s view on teaching creationism and evolution. J Sci Teacher Educ 6, 41–47 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02614546

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