First steps towards an epistemic learner model

High Ability Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-41

  Stoeger, Heidrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epistemic beliefs; Epistemic Learner Model; Giftedness; Intelligence; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750122282     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: 1469834X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598130600946988     Document Type: Review

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