Instructional strategies for promoting conceptual change: Supporting middle school students

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-161

  Swafford, Jeanne ^a   Bryan, Jan K ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School Vision Inc   (United States)

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EID: 85008848417     PISSN: 10573569     EISSN: 15210693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105735600278006     Document Type: Article

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