An Aptitude - Treatment Interaction Approach to Transfer Within Training

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-259

  Goska, Robert E ^b   Ackerman, Phillip L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030545741     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.88.2.249     Document Type: Article

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