Performance on middle school geometry problems with geometry clues matched to three different cognitive styles

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 188-197

  Anderson, Karen L ^a   Casey, M Beth ^b   Thompson, William L ^c   Burrage, Marie S ^c   Pezaris, Elizabeth ^d   Kosslyn, Stephen M ^c,e  

^a STONEHILL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 65349100607     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-228X.2008.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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