The testing effect for learning principles and procedures from texts

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 357-364

  Dirkx, Kim J H ^a   Kester, Liesbeth ^a   Kirschner, Paul A ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Application; Mathematics; Retention; Testing effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895095629     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2013.823370     Document Type: Article

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