The teachability of children with naive theories: An exploration of the effects of two teaching methods

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-211

  Pine, Karen J ^a   Messer, David J ^b   Godfrey, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033448342     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709999157671     Document Type: Article

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