The Effects of Embedded Monitoring and Regulating Devices on the Achievement of High School Students Learning Science From Text

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-95

  Farragher, Pierce ^a   Yore, Larry D ^a  

^a University of Victoria   (Australia)

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EID: 0345684069     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1997.tb17348.x     Document Type: Article

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