Specific praise improves on‐task behaviour and numeracy enjoyment: A study of year four pupils engaged in the numeracy hour

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-351

  Chalk, Karen ^a   Bizo, Lewis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846642691     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0266736042000314277     Document Type: Article

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