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Title: Are community relevant PBL supports enough to promote epistemic agency? Exploring variation in epistemic pedagogical practices in science classrooms
Award ID(s):
1812738
PAR ID:
10534470
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
The International Society of Learning Sciences
Date Published:
Page Range / eLocation ID:
211-218
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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