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Assessing System Thinking Through Different Concept-Mapping Practices

Kristina Brandstädter Department of Biology Education, Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), Kiel, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ute Harms Department of Biology Education, Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), Kiel, Germany; ISV-Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Jörg Großschedl Department of Biology Education, Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), Kiel, GermanyView further author information
Pages 2147-2170 | Published online: 23 Aug 2012

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