The effect of gender on children's software preferences

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-198

  Joiner, R W ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Computers; Gender; Software preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032378082     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2729.1998.143056.x     Document Type: Article

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