Designing knowledge scaffolds to support mathematical problem solving

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-349

  Rittle Johnson, Bethany ^a   Koedinger, Kenneth R ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27644461564     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532690xci2303_1     Document Type: Review

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