The case for dynamic models of learners' ontologies in physics

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-321

  Gupta, Ayush ^a   Hammer, David ^b   Redish, Edward F ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 77954639717     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508406.2010.491751     Document Type: Article

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