Annotation:Annotationen:Learning and Adaptation in the Theory of Constructivism/Se46y0thy7

Annotation of	Annotationen:Learning_and_Adaptation_in_the_Theory_of_Constructivism
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Last Modification Date	2019-07-24T14:42:45.732Z
Last Modification User	User:Sarah Oberbichler
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