The development of cognitive skills to support inquiry learning

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 495-523

  Kuhn, Deanna ^a   Black, John ^b   Keselman, Alla ^b   Kaplan, Danielle ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040435444     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532690XCI1804_3     Document Type: Article

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