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Mixing the Old with the New and the New with the Old: Combining Prior and Current Knowledge in Conceptual Change

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Mixing the Old with the New and the New with the Old: Combining Prior and Current Knowledge in Conceptual Change. / Mareschal, Denis; Westermann, Gert.
Neoconstructivism: The New Science of Cognitive Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

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Mareschal D, Westermann G. Mixing the Old with the New and the New with the Old: Combining Prior and Current Knowledge in Conceptual Change. In Neoconstructivism: The New Science of Cognitive Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2010 doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195331059.003.0011

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Mareschal, Denis ; Westermann, Gert. / Mixing the Old with the New and the New with the Old : Combining Prior and Current Knowledge in Conceptual Change. Neoconstructivism: The New Science of Cognitive Development. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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