Effects of topic headings on text processing: Evidence from adult readers' eye fixation patterns

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-152

  Hyönä, Jukka ^a   Lorch, Robert F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 1542716782     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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