Multiple trajectories for understanding ecosystems

10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Future of Learning, ICLS 2012 - Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 411-418

  Eberbach, Catherine ^a   Hmelo Silver, Cindy ^a   Jordan, Rebecca ^a   Sinha, Suparna ^a   Goel, Ashok ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; COHERENT UNDERSTANDING; DESIGN RESEARCH; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTIONS; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84878703273     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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