Individual cognitive structuring and the sociocultural context: Strategy shifts in the game of dominoes

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-34

  Nasir, Na'ilah Suad ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 12844288990     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327809jls1401_2     Document Type: Review

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