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Torres, J., & Vasconcelos, C. (2015). Nature of Science and Models: Comparing Portuguese Prospective Teachers’ Views. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(6), 1473-1494. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1407a

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Torres J, Vasconcelos C. Nature of Science and Models: Comparing Portuguese Prospective Teachers’ Views. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(6):1473-94. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1407a

AMA

Torres J, Vasconcelos C. Nature of Science and Models: Comparing Portuguese Prospective Teachers’ Views. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(6), 1473-1494. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1407a

Chicago

Torres, Joana, and Clara Vasconcelos. "Nature of Science and Models: Comparing Portuguese Prospective Teachers’ Views". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2015 11 no. 6 (2015): 1473-1494. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1407a

Harvard

Torres, J., and Vasconcelos, C. (2015). Nature of Science and Models: Comparing Portuguese Prospective Teachers’ Views. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(6), pp. 1473-1494. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1407a

MLA

Torres, Joana et al. "Nature of Science and Models: Comparing Portuguese Prospective Teachers’ Views". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 11, no. 6, 2015, pp. 1473-1494. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1407a