Improvement of orthography test performance by relaxation exercises: Results of a controlled field experiment in basic secondary education

Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 533-546

  Krampen, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Autogenic training; Language arts education; Orthography; Performance tests; Relaxation exercises

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954649521     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2010.486474     Document Type: Article

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