Writing-to-Learn Assignments in Introductory Psychology:Is There a Learning Benefit?

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 272-275

  Nevid, Jeffrey S ^a   Pastva, Amy ^a   McClelland, Nate ^a  

^a St Johnâ s University   (United States)

Author keywords

journaling; learning benefits; writing assignments; writing to learn

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869743492     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0098628312456622     Document Type: Article

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