Scientific collaboratories in higher education: Exploring learning style preferences and perceptions of technology

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 419-431

  Sonnenwald, Diane H ^a   Li, Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DATA REDUCTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

HIGHER EDUCATION;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0042824102     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8535.00339     Document Type: Article

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