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Beyond Construction: Five arguments for the role and value of critique in learning science

J. Bryan HendersonArizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Tempe, AZ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Anna MacPhersonStanford University, Graduate School of Education, Stanford, CA, USAView further author information
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Jonathan OsborneStanford University, Graduate School of Education, Stanford, CA, USAView further author information
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Andrew WildStanford University, Graduate School of Education, Stanford, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 1668-1697 | Published online: 18 May 2015

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