Problem solving in geometry: Comparing the effects of non-goal specific instruction and conventional worked examples

Educational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 591-612

  Lim, Eng Leong ^a   Moore, Dennis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85013602071     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341022000023653     Document Type: Article

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