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A learning cycle approach to dealing with pseudoscience beliefs of prospective elementary teachers

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    Dorothy B. Rosenthal

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Rosenthal, D.B. A learning cycle approach to dealing with pseudoscience beliefs of prospective elementary teachers. J Sci Teacher Educ 4, 33–36 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02628883

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