Cognitive science questions for cognitive development: The concepts of learning, analogy, and capacity

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 289-308

  Halford, Graeme S ^a   Mccredden, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0004876893     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4752(97)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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