The psychology of learning and teaching history

Handbook of Educational Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 423-437

  Wineburg, Samuel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203053874-22     Document Type: Chapter

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