Using active instructional methods in lectures: A matter of skills and preferences

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 260-272

  van Dijk, Liesbet A ^a   van den Berg, Gerard C ^a   van Keulen, Hanno ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0033235535     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1355800990360402     Document Type: Article

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