Assessing the cognitive demands required of students in class discourse, homework assignments and tests

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 769-782

  Zohar, Anat ^a   Schwartzer, Noa ^a   Tamir, Pinchas ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 22944456619     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069980200702     Document Type: Article

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