Cognitive training for children: Effects on inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, and mathematics achievement in an Australian school setting

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 828-842

  Barkl, Sophie ^a   Porter, Amy ^b   Ginns, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84868002949     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21638     Document Type: Article

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