Effects of Comparing Contrasting Cases on Learning From Subsequent Explanations

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 199-225

  Roelle, Julian ^a   Berthold, Kirsten ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84942312042     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370008.2015.1063636     Document Type: Article

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