Smart people or smart contexts? Cognition, ability, and talent development in an age of situated approaches to knowing and learning

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-182

  Barab, Sasha A ^a   Plucker, Jonathan A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036350769     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15326985EP3703_3     Document Type: Review

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