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Mathematics educationPsychologyTeaching methodPedagogy
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- article
- Volume
- 77
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- 3
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- 272-284
- Citations
- 198
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Elizabeth Owen,
John Sweller
(1985).
What do students learn while solving mathematics problems?.
Journal of Educational Psychology
, 77
(3)
, 272-284.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.77.3.272
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- 10.1037/0022-0663.77.3.272