The impact of text coherence on learning by self-explanation

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 286-303

  Ainsworth, Shaaron ^a   Burcham, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Self explanation; Strategy; Text comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247868154     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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