The effect of format on performance: Editing text in print versus digital formats

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 846-856

  Eden, Sigal ^a   Eshet Alkalai, Yoram ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC WORK; ACTIVE READING; DIGITAL FORMAT; DIGITAL READING; DIGITAL TEXT; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; HIGHER EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

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EID: 84882454912     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2012.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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