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Reading in science: Developing an operational conception to guide instruction

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  1. Dept. of Social and Natural Sciences, University of Victoria, V8W 3N4, Victoria, B.C., Canada

    Larry D. Yore

  2. University of Iowa, USA

    James A. Shymansky

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Yore, L.D., Shymansky, J.A. Reading in science: Developing an operational conception to guide instruction. J Sci Teacher Educ 2, 29–36 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02962849

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