Calibration of Comprehension: Research and Implications for Education and Instruction

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 345-391

  Lin, Lin Miao ^a   Zabrucky, Karen M ^a  

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EID: 0000476033     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ceps.1998.0972     Document Type: Article

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