"Mapping to Know": The Effects of Representational Guidance and Reflective Assessment on Scientific Inquiry

Science Education

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 264-286

  Toth, Eva Erdosne ^a   Suthers, Daniel D ^b   Lesgold, Alan M ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0036107595     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.10004     Document Type: Article

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