The role of visually rich technology in facilitating children's writing

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 242-250

  Vincent, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Constructivism; Interview; Learning styles; Observation; School; Visual preference; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035537023     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2729.2001.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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