Concept mapping: How should it be introduced, and is there evidence for long term benefit?

Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 317-328

  Santhanam, Elizabeth ^a   Leach, Carolyn ^b   Dawson, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 21944442039     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003028902215     Document Type: Article

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