Gender, task contexts, and children's performance on a computer-based task

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-139

  Littleton, Karen ^a   Ashman, Helen ^a   Light, Paul ^b   Artis, Jayne ^a   Roberts, Tony ^c   Oosterwegel, Annerieke ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033089444     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173115     Document Type: Article

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