THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING TUTORIALS IN INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMICS

Economic Papers

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 33-41

  Marangos, John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 34447275897     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2000.tb00973.x     Document Type: Article

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