The Many Roles of Metaphors in Learning and Doing Physics

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The Many Roles of Metaphors in Learning and Doing Physics. / Kersting, Magdalena; Sampieri-Cábal, Rubén.

Physics Education Today : Innovative Methodologies, Tools and Evaluation. 2024. p. 131-138.

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Harvard

Kersting, M & Sampieri-Cábal, R 2024, The Many Roles of Metaphors in Learning and Doing Physics. in Physics Education Today : Innovative Methodologies, Tools and Evaluation. pp. 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48667-8_9

APA

Kersting, M., & Sampieri-Cábal, R. (2024). The Many Roles of Metaphors in Learning and Doing Physics. In Physics Education Today : Innovative Methodologies, Tools and Evaluation (pp. 131-138) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48667-8_9

Vancouver

Kersting M, Sampieri-Cábal R. The Many Roles of Metaphors in Learning and Doing Physics. In Physics Education Today : Innovative Methodologies, Tools and Evaluation. 2024. p. 131-138 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48667-8_9

Author

Kersting, Magdalena ; Sampieri-Cábal, Rubén. / The Many Roles of Metaphors in Learning and Doing Physics. Physics Education Today : Innovative Methodologies, Tools and Evaluation. 2024. pp. 131-138

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