Cross-Age Peer Tutoring of Science in the Primary School: Influence on scientific language and thinking

Educational Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-75

  Topping, Keith J ^a   Peter, Carolyn ^a   Stephen, Pauline ^a   Whale, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0842346723     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341032000146449     Document Type: Review

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