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14 - Inference generation during online study and multimedia learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

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Kirsten R. Butcher  and
Sarah Davies
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Edward J. O'Brien ,
Anne E. Cook  and
Robert F. Lorch, Jr
Edward J. O'Brien
Affiliation:
University of New Hampshire
Anne E. Cook
Affiliation:
University of Utah
Robert F. Lorch, Jr
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
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Inferences during Reading , pp. 321 - 347
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Print publication year: 2015

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