Technology student learning preferences and the design of flexible learning programs

Instructional Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-254

  Smith, Peter J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Field dependent Field independent; Flexible delivery; Flexible learning; Learning preferences; Learning styles; Technology students; Wholist Analytic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035593687     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017540131602     Document Type: Article

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