Teaching earth sciences: Should we implement teacher-directed or student-controlled CAI in the secondary classroom?

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 427-438

  Chang, Chun Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; LEARNING; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 0344961817     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690210145701     Document Type: Article

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