There Is Nothing So Practical as a Good Theory

Psychology of Learning and Motivation - Advances in Research and Theory

Volumn 55, Issue , 2011, Pages 171-197

  Siegler, Robert S ^a   Fazio, Lisa K ^a   Pyke, Aryn ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Board game; Competence; Intervention; Kindergarten; Low income; Numerical knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960299854     PISSN: 00797421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387691-1.00006-5     Document Type: Book

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