On the cognitive conflict as an instructional strategy for conceptual change: A critical appraisal

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 11, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 357-380

  Limón, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive conflict; Conceptual change; Epistemological beliefs; Learning strategies; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042027462     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4752(00)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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