The interplay between different forms of CAI and students' preferences of learning environment in the secondary science class

Science Education

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 707-724

  Chang, Chun Yen ^a   Tsai, Chin Chung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 25444519736     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20072     Document Type: Article

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