Early science instruction: Addressing fundamental issues

Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 871-872

  Klahr, David ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; TEACHING; THINKING; TIME;

CHILD; COGNITION; HUMANS; SCIENCE; TEACHING; THINKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 28944445288     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01629.x     Document Type: Review

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