Difficulties regarding subject difficulties: Developing reasonable explanations for observable data

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-298

  Fitz Gibbon, Carol Taylor ^a   Vincent, Luke ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031500476     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305498970230302     Document Type: Article

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