Aiding Transfer in Statistics: Examining the Use of Conceptually Oriented Equations and Elaborations During Subgoal Learning

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 762-773

  Atkinson, Robert K ^d   Catrambone, Richard ^a   Merrill, Mary Margaret ^b,c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0344719482     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.95.4.762     Document Type: Article

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