Enhanced Memory as a Common Effect of Active Learning

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 142-152

  Markant, Douglas B ^a   Ruggeri, Azzurra ^a,b   Gureckis, Todd M ^c   Xu, Fei ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84978786274     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12117     Document Type: Review

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