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The Criteria for Evaluating the Quality of the Science Textbooks

Devetak, Iztok, Vogrinc, Janez·2013·Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks
DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4168-3_1
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Metadata

Authors
Devetak, I., & Vogrinc, J.
Affiliations
University of Ljubljana (SI)
Corresponding author
Devetak, Iztok
ORCID
Venue
Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published
2013
Pages
3-15
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4168-3_1
OpenAlex
W83616560
Cited by
71
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.56
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Springer eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Methods and Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Education › Science and Education Research
Keywords
science textbooks, textbook evaluation, science education, student conceptions, scientific terminology, textbook content analysis, text analysis

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