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- 1982
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- article
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- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 252-259
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- 44
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Robert F. Mawer,
John Sweller
(1982).
Effects of subgoal density and location on learning during problem solving..
Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition
, 8
(3)
, 252-259.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.8.3.252
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- 10.1037/0278-7393.8.3.252