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What happens during high school chemistry laboratory sessions? A descriptive case study of the behaviors exhibited by three teachers and their students

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  1. Slippery Rock University, 109 McKay Education Building, 16057, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

    Carmine L. DeCarlo

  2. Pennsylvania State University, USA

    Peter A. Rubba

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DeCarlo, C.L., Rubba, P.A. What happens during high school chemistry laboratory sessions? A descriptive case study of the behaviors exhibited by three teachers and their students. J Sci Teacher Educ 5, 37–47 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02962856

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