Improving text comprehension strategies in upper primary school children: A design experiment

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 531-559

  De Corte, Erik ^a   Verschaffel, Lieven ^b   De Ven, An Van ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; READING; SCHOOL; TEACHING;

BELGIUM; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; READING; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOLS; TEACHING;

EID: 0035756157     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709901158668     Document Type: Article

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