The effects of an active development of the mental model in the training process: Experimental results in a word processing system

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The effects of an active development of the mental model in the training process: Experimental results in a word processing system. / Frese, Michael; Albrecht, Karen; Altmann, Alexandra et al.
In: Behaviour and Information Technology, Vol. 7, No. 3, 01.07.1988, p. 295-304.

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Frese, M, Albrecht, K, Altmann, A, Lang, J, Papstein, PV, Peyerl, R, Prümper, J, Schulte-Göcking, H, Wankmüller, I & Wendel, R 1988, 'The effects of an active development of the mental model in the training process: Experimental results in a word processing system', Behaviour and Information Technology, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/01449298808901879

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Frese, M., Albrecht, K., Altmann, A., Lang, J., Papstein, P. V., Peyerl, R., Prümper, J., Schulte-Göcking, H., Wankmüller, I., & Wendel, R. (1988). The effects of an active development of the mental model in the training process: Experimental results in a word processing system. Behaviour and Information Technology, 7(3), 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/01449298808901879

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Frese M, Albrecht K, Altmann A, Lang J, Papstein PV, Peyerl R et al. The effects of an active development of the mental model in the training process: Experimental results in a word processing system. Behaviour and Information Technology. 1988 Jul 1;7(3):295-304. doi: 10.1080/01449298808901879

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