Parent-Child Collaborative Explanations: Methods of Identification and Analysis

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 105-129

  Callanan, Maureen A ^a   Shrager, Jeff ^b   Moore, Joyce L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937293693     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: 15327809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327809jls0401_3     Document Type: Article

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