The deep-level-reasoning-question effect: The role of dialogue and deep-level-reasoning questions during vicarious learning

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 565-591

  Craig, Scotty D ^a   Sullins, Jeremiah ^a   Witherspoon, Amy ^a   Gholson, Barry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

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EID: 33845284532     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532690xci2404_4     Document Type: Article

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