Infusing higher-order thinking and learning to learn into content instruction: A case study of secondary computing studies in scotland

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 509-535

  Kirkwood, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2642539537     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270050033600     Document Type: Article

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