Why Some Material Is Difficult to Learn
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Cognition and Instruction
- Vol. 12 (3) , 185-233
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s1532690xci1203_1
Abstract
The experiments reported in this article flow from the following assumptions concerning our cognitive processes: (a) Schema acquisition and automation are major learning mechanisms when dealing wit...Keywords
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