Rethinking the microworld idea

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 29-53

  Hoyles, Cella ^a   Noss, Richard ^a   Adamson, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036455728     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/U6X9-0M6H-MU1Q-V36X     Document Type: Article

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