The role of guidance in children's discovery learning

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 615-622

  Honomichl, Ryan D ^a   Chen, Zhe ^b  

^a HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84867475969     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1199     Document Type: Review

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