The role of discourse in learning science

Educational Dialogues: Understanding and Promoting Productive interaction

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 88-102

  Osborne, Jonathan ^a   Chin, Christine ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84911175983     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203863510     Document Type: Chapter

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