Systematic Mathematical Errors and Cognitive Load

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 227-248

  Ayres, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Mathematical errors; Working memory failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042210946     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ceps.2000.1051     Document Type: Article

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