The effectiveness of internet-based instruction: An experiment in physical geography

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-167

  Jain, Catherine ^a   Getis, Arthur ^b  

^a Palomar College   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet based instruction; Matched pairs; Physical geography

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; INTERNET; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; TEACHING;

EID: 0042889196     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260305679     Document Type: Article

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