Bridging research and practice: A cognitively based classroom intervention for teaching experimentation skills to elementary school children

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 423-459

  Toth, Eva Erdosne ^a   Klahr, David ^b   Chen, Zhe ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0038478029     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532690xci1804_1     Document Type: Article

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