Effects of vocabulary training by computer in kindergarten

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 557-566

  Segers, E ^a   Verhoeven, L ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CD ROM; Control group; Experiential; Multimedia; Pre school; Quantitative; Second language learning; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842482152     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0266-4909.2003.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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