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Increasing Learning by Getting Students to Choose to Complete More Work Introduction to a Special Issue on Interspersing Procedures

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  2. The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania

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  3. Psychology Department, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, Campus Box 4620, 61790-4620

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Cates, G.L., Lee, D.L. Increasing Learning by Getting Students to Choose to Complete More Work Introduction to a Special Issue on Interspersing Procedures. J Behav Educ 14, 223–225 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-005-8647-5

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