Experimental comparison of virtual reality with traditional teaching methods for teaching radioactivity

Education and Information Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 329-343

  Crosier, Joanna K ^a   Cobb, Sue V G ^a   Wilson, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative studies; Evaluation; Individual differences; Science education; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010250071     PISSN: 13602357     EISSN: 15737608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012009725532     Document Type: Review

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