Teacher Scaffolding in Small-Group Work: An Intervention Study

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 600-650

  van de Pol, Janneke ^a,b   Volman, Monique ^a   Oort, Frans ^a   Beishuizen, Jos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84920081825     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508406.2013.805300     Document Type: Article

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