Using order analytic instructional hierarchies of mnemonics to facilitate learning chinese and japanese kanji characters

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 293-311

  Lu, Mei Yan ^a   Webb, James M ^b   Krus, David J ^c   Fox, Laura S ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033247643     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220979909598485     Document Type: Article

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