Problem-based learning and self-efficacy: How a capstone course prepares students for a profession

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-83

  Dunlap, Joanna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 15944385675     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02504858     Document Type: Article

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