Learning Concepts from Biology Text Through Pictorial Analogies and an Analogical Study Guide

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 233-237

  Bean, Thomas W ^a   Searles, Denise ^a   Singer, Harry ^b   Cowen, Stan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Garden Grove High School ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0010881399     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.1990.10885961     Document Type: Article

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