The effect of knowledge maps that incorporate gestalt principles on learning

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-16

  Wallace, David S ^a   West, Sylvia Wandell Conner ^b   Ware, Anne ^b   Dansereau, Donald F ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032351775     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220979809598341     Document Type: Article

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