Effects of dialogic learning on value-loaded critical thinking

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-82

  Frijters, Stan ^a   ten Dam, Geert ^a   Rijlaarsdam, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Biology; Dialogic learning; Reasoning; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749110648     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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