Color research and its application to the design of instructional materials

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 19-35

  Pett, Dennis ^b   Wilson, Trudy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030487066     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02300423     Document Type: Article

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