Abstraction: Nature, costs, and benefits

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-35

  Halford, Graeme S ^a   Wilson, William H ^b   Phillips, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

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EID: 2442606021     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-0355(97)88441-8     Document Type: Article

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