Discovering Hidden Transformations: Making Science and Other Courses More Learnable

College Teaching

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-40

  Grossman, Robert W ^a  

^a KALAMAZOO COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

knowledge transformations; problem solving; science

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954299698     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/CTCH.53.1.33-40     Document Type: Article

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