Thinking in levels: A dynamic systems approach to making sense of the world

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-19

  Wilensky, Uri ^a   Resnick, Mitchel ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complexity; Dynamic systems; Levels; Mathematics education; Modeling; Science education; Simulation; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002056706     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009421303064     Document Type: Article

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