Learning scientific concepts through material and social activities: Conversational analysis meets conceptual change
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Educational Psychologist
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0046-1520,1532-6985
DOI: 10.1207/s15326985ep2803_6