Assessment and Modification of Flexibility of Cognitive Structures Created in University Courses

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-232

  Naveh Benjamin, Moshe ^a   McKeachie, Wilbert J ^a   Lin, Yi Guang ^a   Neely, Robert K ^a  

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EID: 0007173553     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ceps.1997.0957     Document Type: Article

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