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van Hout-Wolters, B., Simons, RJ., Volet, S. (2000). Active Learning: Self-directed Learning and Independent Work. In: Simons, RJ., van der Linden, J., Duffy, T. (eds) New Learning. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47614-2_2

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