Effective use of Computer Aided Instruction in secondary schools: A causal model of institutional factors and teachers' roles

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 385-415

  Teo, Hock Hai ^a   Wei, Kwok Kee ^a  

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EID: 0035528711     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/68GT-D3P4-0UJ3-5J69     Document Type: Article

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