Abstraction and the acquisition of complex ideas

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-48

  Ohlsson, Stellan ^a   Lehtinen, Erno ^a  

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EID: 0002748020     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-0355(97)88442-X     Document Type: Article

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