Selecting and designing questions to facilitate spatial thinking

Geography Teacher

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 49-55

  Jo, Injeong ^a   Bednarz, Sarah ^a   Metoyer, Sandra ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960959531     PISSN: 19338341     EISSN: 17526884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338341.2010.510779     Document Type: Review

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