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Articles: Motor Contol and Learning

Practice Schedule Effects on the Performance and Learning of Low- and High-Skilled Students: An Applied Study

Edward P. Hebert PhD Department of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, USA
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Dennis Landin Department of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, USA
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Melinda A. Solmon Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland at College Park, USA
Pages 52-58 | Accepted 08 Aug 1995, Published online: 22 Feb 2013

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