Map edges: Focal points for facilitating text recall

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-226

  Verdi, Michael P ^a   Stamm, Jill ^b   Johnson, Janet T ^c   Jamison, Mark ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rio Salada Community College   (United States)

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EID: 0141435094     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ceps.2000.1047     Document Type: Article

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