The utility of implicit learning in the teaching of rules

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-373

  Sætrevik, Bjørn ^a   Reber, Rolf ^a   Sannum, Petter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chemistry teaching; Implicit learning; Rule abstraction; Science teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748267268     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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