Domain-general problem solving skills and education in the 21st century

Educational Research Review

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-83

  Greiff, Samuel ^a   Wüstenberg, Sascha ^a   Csapó, Beno ^b   Demetriou, Andreas ^c   Hautamäki, Jarkko ^d   Graesser, Arthur C ^e   Martin, Romain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 84946561507     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2014.10.002     Document Type: Note

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