Learning style and factors contributing to success in an introductory computer science course

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 385-389

  Allert, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAMING; LEARNING STYLES INVENTORY (LSI); UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH (UMD); VISUALIZATION SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAND HELD COMPUTERS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; STUDENTS; WEB BROWSERS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 13244283217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357442     Document Type: Conference Paper

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