Promoting effective task interpretation as an important work habit: A key to successful teaching and learning

Teachers College Record

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1729-1758

  Butler, Deborah L ^a,c,d   Cartier, Sylvie C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Centre for Cross Faculty Inquiry   (Canada)

^d Centre for Cross Faculty Inquiry ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 7544219873     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2004.00403.x     Document Type: Review

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