Constructing arguments from multiple sources: Tasks that promote understanding and not just memory for text

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 301-311

  Wiley, Jennifer ^a   Voss, James F ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Washington State University ^*

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EID: 0033137469     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.91.2.301     Document Type: Article

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