Is self-explanation worth the time? A comparison to additional practice

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 615-632

  Mceldoon, Katherine L ^a   Durkin, Kelley L ^a   Rittle Johnson, Bethany ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886991637     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.2012.02083.x     Document Type: Article

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