Effects of Headings on Text Processing Strategies

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 418-428

  Sanchez, Rebecca Polley ^a   Lorch, Elizabeth Pugzles ^a   Lorch, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 0011880303     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ceps.2000.1056     Document Type: Article

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