Modeling epistemic and ontological cognition: Philosophical perspectives and methodological directions

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 142-160

  Greene, Jeffrey A ^a   Azevedo, Roger ^b   Torney Purta, Judith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of Memphis

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 47949101653     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520802178458     Document Type: Review

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