Effects of a problem-based learning program on engineering students' academic achievements in a Mexican university

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-155

  Polanco, Rodrigo ^a,b   Calderón, Patricia ^a   Delgado, Francisco ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

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EID: 2942593738     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1470329042000208675     Document Type: Article

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