Study-strategy use in learning from text. Does gender make any difference?

Instructional Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-272

  Slotte, Virpi ^a   Lonka, Kirsti ^b   Lindblom Ylänne, Sari ^b  

^a Capital Mansion   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gender differences; Study strategy use; Text comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035644467     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017574300304     Document Type: Article

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