Understanding Instructions

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-63

  Marcus, Nadine ^a   Cooper, Martin ^a   Sweller, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0030540402     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.88.1.49     Document Type: Article

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