The game, the pieces, and the players: Generative resources from two instructional portrayals of experimentation

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-487

  Ford, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 27744448461     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327809jls1404_1     Document Type: Article

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