The construction of frameworks in learners’ thinking: conceptual change and threshold concepts in economics

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The construction of frameworks in learners’ thinking: conceptual change and threshold concepts in economics. / Davies, Peter.

In: International Review of Economics Education, 30.07.2018.

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Davies, P 2018, 'The construction of frameworks in learners’ thinking: conceptual change and threshold concepts in economics', International Review of Economics Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2018.05.002

APA

Davies, P. (2018). The construction of frameworks in learners’ thinking: conceptual change and threshold concepts in economics. International Review of Economics Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2018.05.002

Vancouver

Davies P. The construction of frameworks in learners’ thinking: conceptual change and threshold concepts in economics. International Review of Economics Education. 2018 Jul 30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2018.05.002

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Davies, Peter. / The construction of frameworks in learners’ thinking: conceptual change and threshold concepts in economics. In: International Review of Economics Education. 2018.

Bibtex

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