The impact of individual differences and learning context on strategic skill acquisition and transfer

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-30

  Sohn, Young Woo ^a,b   Doane, Stephanie M ^b   Garrison, Teena ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Individual differences; Skill acquisition; Strategy; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144465074     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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