Children's knowledge acquisition through film: Influence of programme characteristics

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1228-1244

  Michel, Eva ^a   Roebers, Claudia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 60849110595     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1431     Document Type: Article

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