The importance of learning to make assumptions

Science Education

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-108

  Fortus, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 61349161021     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20295     Document Type: Article

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