Training planning and working memory in third graders

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-146

  Goldin, Andrea Paula ^a   Segretin, María Soledad ^a   Hermida, María Julia ^a   Paz, Luciano ^a   Lipina, Sebastián Javier ^a   Sigman, Mariano ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA   (Argentina)

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EID: 84878129404     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12019     Document Type: Article

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