Dynaturtle Revisited: Learning Physics Through Collaborative Design of a Computer Model

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 91-118

  Sherin, Bruce ^a   DiSessa, Andrea A ^a   Hammer, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001953790     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1049482930030201     Document Type: Article

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