Can learner strategy instruction succeed? The case of higher order questions and elaborated responses

System

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 561-570

  Ayaduray, Jeyalaxmy ^a   Jacobs, George M ^b  

^a Bukit Merah Secondary School   (Singapore)

^b SEAMEO Regional Language Centre   (Singapore)

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EID: 0031541787     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0346-251X(97)00044-4     Document Type: Article

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