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EPFL2021

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EPFL2021

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Association for Computing Machinery2020

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EPFL2020

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A Bayesian Model of Individual Differences and Flexibility in Inductive Reasoning for Categorization of Examples

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Inductive reasoning is an important educational practice but can be difficult for teachers to support in the classroom due to the high level of preparation and classroom time needed to choose the teaching materials that challenge students' current views. I ...

ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY2020