Simultaneous decisions at study: Time allocation, ordering, and spacing

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-248

  Son, Lisa K ^a   Kornell, Nate ^b  

^a Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flashcards; Learning; Metacognition; Spacing; Studying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896318979     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-009-9049-1     Document Type: Article

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