How much do they understand? Lectures, students and comprehension

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-335

  Mulligan, Denise ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andy ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 82855180945     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/758484352     Document Type: Article

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