A Controlled Study of Clicker-Assisted Memory Enhancement in College Classrooms

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 635-643

  Shapiro, Amy M ^a   Gordon, Leamarie T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLICKER-ASSISTED MEMORY; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84864000712     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.2843     Document Type: Article

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