Benefits of Prelecture Quizzes

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-112

  Narloch, Rodger ^a   Garbin, Calvin P ^b   Turnage, Kimberly D ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 33744791742     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top3302_6     Document Type: Article

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