Effect on development of proportional reasoning skill of physical experience and cognitive abilities associated with prefrontal lobe activity

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1171-1181

  Kwon, Yong Ju ^a   Lawson, Anton E ^b   Chung, Wan Ho ^c   Kim, Young Shin ^c  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

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EID: 0043226050     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2736(200012)37:10<1171::aid-tea8>3.0.co;2-a     Document Type: Article

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