Inviting Students into the Pursuit of Meaning

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-241

  Beck, Isabel L ^a   McKeown, Margaret G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom discourse; Comprehension; Constructing meaning; Discussion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035607991     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016671722022     Document Type: Article

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