Analogy, higher order thinking, and education

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 177-192

  Richland, Lindsey Engle ^a   Simms, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SCIENCE; THINKING;

COGNITIVE SCIENCE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCIENCE; THINKING;

EID: 84922605212     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1336     Document Type: Review

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