Decoding the disciplines: A model for helping students learn disciplinary ways of thinking

New Directions for Teaching and Learning

Volumn 2004, Issue 98, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Middendorf, Joan ^a   Pace, David ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870500310     PISSN: 02710633     EISSN: 15360768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tl.142     Document Type: Article

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