Effects of traditional versus learning-styles instructional methods on middle school students

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-51

  Farkas, Rhonda Dawn ^a  

^a School of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Attitudes; Empathy; Holocaust lessons; Learning styles instructional resources; Traditional versus multisensory instruction; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346897854     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670309596627     Document Type: Article

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