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  1. School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, 221C Townsend Hall, 65211, Columbia, MO, USA

    Dr. David H. Jonassen

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Jonassen, D.H. (2012). Problem Typology. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_209

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