Word Generation Randomized Trial: Discussion Mediates the Impact of Program Treatment on Academic Word Learning

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 750-786

  Lawrence, Joshua F ^a   Crosson, Amy C ^b   Paré Blagoev, E Juliana ^c   Snow, Catherine E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic language; discussion; mediation; middle school; vocabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936860740     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: 19351011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831215579485     Document Type: Article

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