Online Discussion Assignments Improve Students' Class Preparation

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-209

  Lineweaver, Tara T ^a  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954139397     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986283.2010.488546     Document Type: Article

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