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Toward a solution of the learning paradox: emergent properties and neurological principles of constructivism

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  1. Department of Zoology, Arizona State University, 85287, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.

    Anton E. Lawson

  2. Center for Science Education, Kansas State University, 66506, Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.A.

    John R. Staver

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Lawson, A.E., Staver, J.R. Toward a solution of the learning paradox: emergent properties and neurological principles of constructivism. Instr Sci 18, 169–177 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053356

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