Searching for information on-line and off-line: Gender differences among middle school students

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-252

  Roy, Marguerite ^a   Taylor, Roger ^a   Chi, Michelene T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 1642618467     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/KCGA-3197-2V6U-WUTH     Document Type: Article

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