Visual Imagery in School Science Texts

The Psychology of Science Text Comprehension

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 73-90

  Martins, Isabel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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EID: 85136727394     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410612434-11     Document Type: Chapter

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