Learning Environments: The Case for Evidence-Based Practice and Issue-Driven Research

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-366

  Mayer, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled experiments; Educational research; Educational technology; Evidence based practice; Learning environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347755551     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026179332694     Document Type: Review

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