Why Machine-Information Metaphors are Bad for Science and Science Education
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Why Machine-Information Metaphors are Bad for Science and Science Education
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عنوان ژورنال: Science & Education
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0926-7220,1573-1901
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-010-9267-6