Training advanced writing skills: The case for deliberate practice

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 250-266

  Kellogg, Ronald T ^a   Whiteford, Alison P ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 74949125760     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520903213600     Document Type: Article

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