The sensory modality used for learning affects grades

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-274

  Ramirez, Beatriz U ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Learning styles; Question types; Student performance; Vark

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054852704     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00010.2011     Document Type: Article

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