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The idea that what an individual already knows governs what he can be taught is self-evident.
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Maskill, R. (1982). Investigating Knowledge of Chemistry Through a Study of Language. In: Lowenthal, F., Vandamme, F., Cordier, J. (eds) Language and Language Acquisition. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9099-2_4
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