The relation between student ability and the quality and effectiveness of explanations

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 631-664

  Fuchs, Lynn S ^a   Fuchs, Douglas ^a   Karns, Kathy ^a   Hamlett, Carol L ^a   Dutka, Suzanne ^a   Katzaroff, Michelle ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030492811     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312033003631     Document Type: Article

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