Poor Metacomprehension Accuracy as a Result of Inappropriate Cue Use

Discourse Processes

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-362

  Thiede, Keith W ^a   Griffin, Thomas D ^b   Wiley, Jennifer ^b   Anderson, Mary C M ^c  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Academic Alternatives and Instructional Support   (United States)

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EID: 78649987525     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638530902959927     Document Type: Article

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