Helping Students Soar to Success on Computers: An Investigation of the SOAR Study Method for Computer-Based Learning

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 601-614

  Jairam, Dharmananda ^a   Kiewra, Kenneth A ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based learning; Graphic organizers; Self regulated learning; SOAR; Study strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955726332     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019137     Document Type: Article

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