Working memory and attitudes

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-223

  Jung, Eun Sook ^a   Reid, Norman ^b  

^a Dangsan Middle School   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Understanding and memorising; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958090199     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635140902853665     Document Type: Article

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