Leveraging Technology for Chemical Sciences Education: An Early Assessment of WebCT Usage in First-Year Chemistry Courses

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1333-1337

  Charlesworth, Paul ^a   Vician, Chelley ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS;

LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0242384176     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p1333     Document Type: Article

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