Practicality Studies: How to Move From What Works in Principle to What Works in Practice

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 176-186

  Janssen, Fred ^a   Westbroek, Hanna ^b   Doyle, Walter ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84927168392     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508406.2014.954751     Document Type: Article

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