Reading to learn: Effects of combined strategy instruction on high school students

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 171-185

  Alfassi, Miriam ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Combined strategy instruction; High school students; Knowledge construction; Reading comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942474495     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.97.4.171-185     Document Type: Article

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