An analysis of knowledge representation of students in electronic problem tasks

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 325-338

  Pillay, Hitendra K ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 0033242547     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173118     Document Type: Article

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