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Research Article

Vygotskian scaffolding techniques as motivational pedagogy for gifted mathematicians in further education: a diary-interview study

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Pages 492-512 | Received 22 Jul 2022, Accepted 25 Oct 2022, Published online: 15 Nov 2022

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