The effect of a hypermedia learning environment on middle school students' motivation, attitude, and science knowledge

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 159-171

  Liu, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Hypermedia; Motivation; Problem based learning; Science; Technology

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; GOAL ORIENTATIONS; HYPERMEDIA; HYPERMEDIA LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION;

HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 33745713289     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J025v22n03_13     Document Type: Article

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