Simulation as a home learning environment - Students' views

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 258-268

  Ronen, M ^a   Eliahu, M ^a  

^a HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computer assisted learning; Electric circuits; Homework; Problem solving; Simulation based activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033236244     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2729.1999.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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