Exploring high school students' and teachers' preferences toward the constructivist Internet-based learning environments in Taiwan

Educational Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-167

  Lee, Min Hsien ^a   Tsai, Chin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Constructirism; Internet; Learning environments; Survey; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944416877     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690500095522     Document Type: Article

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