Categorization of problems to assess and improve proficiency as teachers and learners

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-80

  Singh, Chandralekha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 57649138130     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2990668     Document Type: Article

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