The effect of worked examples when learning to write essays in english literature

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 385-408

  Kyun, Suna ^a   Kalyuga, Slava ^a   Sweller, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

cognitive load theory; ill structured problems; literature instruction; problem solving; worked examples

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877988067     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2012.727884     Document Type: Article

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