Understanding abstract expository texts

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 279-297

  Beishuizen, Jos ^a   Stoutjesdijk, Evelien ^b   Spuijbroek, Sandra ^b   Bouwmeester, Samantha ^b   Van Der Geest, Hanneke ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; RECALL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; READING; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036616831     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709902158892     Document Type: Article

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