Reading in examination-type situations: The effects of text layout on performance

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 433-453

  Dos Santos Lonsdale, Maria ^a   Dyson, Mary C ^a   Reynolds, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750457689     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2006.00317.x     Document Type: Review

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