Effects of multiple solution methods in mathematics learning

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 16, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 122-138

  Große, Cornelia S ^a   Renkl, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mathematics learning; Multiple solution methods; Worked out examples

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646068436     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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