Writing and conceptual change. What changes?

Instructional Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-226

  Mason, Lucia ^b   Boscolo, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conceptual change; Writing in science; Writing perception; Writing to learn

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034390006     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003854216687     Document Type: Article

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