Methodological Advances in Research on Learning and Instruction and in the Learning Sciences

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Frank Fischer
Sanna Järvelä

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Fischer, F., & Järvelä, S. (2014). Methodological Advances in Research on Learning and Instruction and in the Learning Sciences. Frontline Learning Research, 2(4), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.14786/flr.v2i4.131
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