The effects of active learning on students' memories for course content

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-171

  Cherney, Isabelle D ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Cognitive psychology; Introductory psychology; Introductory statistics; Memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449119887     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787408090841     Document Type: Article

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