Evaluating web-supported learning versus lecture-based teaching: Quantitative and qualitative perspectives

Higher Education

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 645-664

  Frederickson, Norah ^a   Reed, Phil ^a   Clifford, Viv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Evaluation; Learning outcomes; Statistics course; Student satisfaction; Web based

Indexed keywords

EID: 26244441705     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-004-6370-0     Document Type: Review

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