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Errors in Training Computer Skills: On the Positive Function of Errors

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Errors in Training Computer Skills: On the Positive Function of Errors. / Frese, Michael; Brodbeck, Felix; Heinbokel, Torsten et al.
In: Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 6, No. 1, 01.03.1991, p. 77-93.

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Harvard

Frese, M, Brodbeck, F, Heinbokel, T, Mooser, C, Schleiffenbaum, E & Thiemann, P 1991, 'Errors in Training Computer Skills: On the Positive Function of Errors', Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327051hci0601_3

APA

Frese, M., Brodbeck, F., Heinbokel, T., Mooser, C., Schleiffenbaum, E., & Thiemann, P. (1991). Errors in Training Computer Skills: On the Positive Function of Errors. Human-Computer Interaction, 6(1), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327051hci0601_3

Vancouver

Frese M, Brodbeck F, Heinbokel T, Mooser C, Schleiffenbaum E, Thiemann P. Errors in Training Computer Skills: On the Positive Function of Errors. Human-Computer Interaction. 1991 Mar 1;6(1):77-93. doi: 10.1207/s15327051hci0601_3

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