Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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Chyleńska, Z. A., & Rybska, E. (2019). What Makes Source of Scientific Information Good? Reflection on Primary and Junior High School Textbooks and their use by Teachers Presenting Particular Teaching Style through Example of Amphibians and Reptiles. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(10), em1757. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/108534

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Chyleńska ZA, Rybska E. What Makes Source of Scientific Information Good? Reflection on Primary and Junior High School Textbooks and their use by Teachers Presenting Particular Teaching Style through Example of Amphibians and Reptiles. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2019;15(10):em1757. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/108534

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Chyleńska ZA, Rybska E. What Makes Source of Scientific Information Good? Reflection on Primary and Junior High School Textbooks and their use by Teachers Presenting Particular Teaching Style through Example of Amphibians and Reptiles. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2019;15(10), em1757. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/108534

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Chyleńska, Zofia Anna, and Eliza Rybska. "What Makes Source of Scientific Information Good? Reflection on Primary and Junior High School Textbooks and their use by Teachers Presenting Particular Teaching Style through Example of Amphibians and Reptiles". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2019 15 no. 10 (2019): em1757. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/108534

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Chyleńska, Z. A., and Rybska, E. (2019). What Makes Source of Scientific Information Good? Reflection on Primary and Junior High School Textbooks and their use by Teachers Presenting Particular Teaching Style through Example of Amphibians and Reptiles. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(10), em1757. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/108534

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Chyleńska, Zofia Anna et al. "What Makes Source of Scientific Information Good? Reflection on Primary and Junior High School Textbooks and their use by Teachers Presenting Particular Teaching Style through Example of Amphibians and Reptiles". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 15, no. 10, 2019, em1757. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/108534