The role of representation in teaching and learning critical thinking

Educational Review

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-67

  McKendree, Jean ^a   Small, Carol ^a   Stenning, Keith ^a   Conlon, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036486858     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131910120110884     Document Type: Article

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