Conceptions of learning and knowledge: Does training make a difference?

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 240-260

  Lonka, Kirsti ^a   Joram, Elana ^b   Bryson, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030187691     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ceps.1996.0021     Document Type: Article

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