Middle School Students Increase Their Vocabulary Knowledge Using Learning Style Preferences

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Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Koppleman, Vivian Nespoli ^a   Verna, Marilyn Ann ^b  

^a St Francis College ^*  (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 85057095698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404476.2002.11658151     Document Type: Article

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