Gender, computer experience and computer-based problem solving

Computers and Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 179-187

  Joiner, Richard ^a   Messer, David ^b   Littleton, Karen ^c   Light, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007349185     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1315(96)00008-5     Document Type: Article

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