Knowing what counts as understanding in different disciplines: Some 10-year-old children's conceptions

Educational Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-54

  Newton, Douglas P ^a   Newton, Lynn D ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039003997     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055699997954     Document Type: Article

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