Epistemological development in very young knowers

Personal Epistemology in the Classroom

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 220-257

  Wildenger, Leah K ^a   Hofer, Barbara K ^b   Burr, Jean E ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511691904.008     Document Type: Chapter

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