Why are poor comprehenders inefficient searchers? An investigation into the effects of text representation and spatial memory on the ability to locate information in text

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 791-799

  Cataldo, Maria Giulia ^a   Oakhill, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034347505     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.92.4.791     Document Type: Article

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