Spacing Simultaneously Promotes Multiple Forms of Learning in Children's Science Curriculum

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 266-273

  Gluckman, Maxie ^a   Vlach, Haley A ^b   Sandhofer, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCIENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPACING;

EID: 84895539660     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.2997     Document Type: Article

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