Developmental changes in children's understandings of intelligence and thinking skills

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 949-968

  Burke, Lynsey A ^a   Williams, Joanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptions of intelligence; Developmental changes; Education; Thinking skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350303286     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430701635491     Document Type: Article

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