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Students’ use of formalisations for improved logical reasoning

Hugo Bronkhorsta Institute for Science Education and Communication, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gerrit Roordab Teacher Education, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Cor Suhreb Teacher Education, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5687-758XView further author information
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Martin Goedharta Institute for Science Education and Communication, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8658-0928View further author information
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Pages 291-323 | Received 08 May 2020, Accepted 06 Oct 2021, Published online: 22 May 2022

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