Gender and social comparison effects in computer-based problem solving

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 483-496

  Light, Paul ^a   Littleton, Karen ^b   Bale, Stuart ^c   Joiner, Richard ^b   Messer, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034369912     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4752(00)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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