A "picture" of children's potential for learning: Looking into strategy changes and working memory by dynamic testing

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 144-150

  Resing, Wilma C M ^a   Xenidou Dervou, Iro ^a   Steijn, Wouter M P ^a   Elliott, Julian G ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic testing; Electronic tangibles; Graduated prompts techniques; Potential for learning; Strategy use; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855419570     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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