Finding meaning in the classroom: Learner-centered approaches that engage students in engineering

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 21, Issue 6 PART I, 2005, Pages 1148-1158

  Ellis, Glenn W ^a   Rudnitsky, Alan N ^a   Scordilis, Gail E ^a,b  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Smith College ^*

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EID: 28844454650     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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