Beyond knowledge: Learner characteristics influencing conceptual change

International Handbook of Research on Conceptual Change

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 377-394

  Sinatra, Gale M ^a   Mason, Lucia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203154472     Document Type: Chapter

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