When generating answers benefits arithmetic skill: The importance of prior knowledge

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-81

  Rittle Johnson, Bethany ^a   Kmicikewycz, Alexander Oleksij ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Generation effect; Mathematics; Memory; Prior knowledge; Skill acquisition and learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 48749130825     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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