Computer attitudes, gender and exploratory behavior: A developmental study

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-392

  Fletcher Flinn, Claire M ^a   Suddendorf, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030299652     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/LK8M-TWU3-MWGF-9T1T     Document Type: Article

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