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The design of pictures for teaching children in elementary school

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  1. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo

    Robert M. W. Travers (Professor of Education)

  2. South Haven School District, Michigan

    Victor Alvarado (Guidance Counselor)

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Travers, R.M.W., Alvarado, V. The design of pictures for teaching children in elementary school. ECTJ 18, 47–64 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02769442

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