An Empirical Study of a "Metacourse" To Enhance the Learning of BASIC. Technical Report.

AUTHOR Schwartz, Steven; And Others TITLE An Empirical Study of a "Metacourse" To Enhance the Learning of BASIC. Technical Report. INSTITUTION Educational Technology Center, Cambridge, MA. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. REPORT NO ETC-TR87-7 PUB DATE Sep 87 CONTRACT 400-83-0041 NOTE 60p. PUB TYPE Reports Research/Technical (143) Tests /Evaluation Instruments (160)

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