The nature and development of teachers' metastrategic knowledge in the context of teaching higher order thinking

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-377

  Zohar, Anat ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 33747041360     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327809jls1503_2     Document Type: Article

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