Prediction of students' argumentation skills about controversial topics by epistemological understanding

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 492-509

  Mason, Lucia ^a   Scirica, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 33750506116     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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