The representation of virtual reality in education

Education and Information Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 317-327

  Antonietti, Alessandro ^a   Rasi, Chiara ^a   Imperio, Ernesto ^b   Sacco, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward computer; Post secondary education; Representation; Technical instruction; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007303484     PISSN: 13602357     EISSN: 15737608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012057608694     Document Type: Article

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