The influence of constructivism on teaching and learning in classrooms

Knowledge Values and Educational Policy: A Critical Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 29-43

  Scott, Sarah E ^a   Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203378595     Document Type: Chapter

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