Extending research on the interspersal procedure to perceptions of continuous reading assignments: Applied and theoretical implications of a failure to replicate

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 391-400

  Martin, Jill J ^a   Skinner, Christopher H ^b   Neddenriep, Christine E ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0035615340     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.1027     Document Type: Article

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