Optometry and webct: A student survey of the value of web-based learning environments in optometric education

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-52

  Herse, Peter ^a   Lee Boptom, Alvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active; Optometric education; Passive; Web based learning; WebCT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; OPTOMETRY; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 15044361149     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2005.tb06663.x     Document Type: Article

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