Constructivist perspectives on learning

Handbook of Physical Education

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 242-261

  Rovegno, Inez ^a   Dolly, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781848608009.n14     Document Type: Chapter

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