Measuring the computer classroom environment: Lessons learned from using a new instrument

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-93

  Logan, Keri A ^a   Crump, Barbara J ^a   Rennie, Léonie J ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computing; CUCEI; Education; Learning environments; Research method

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746149287     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-005-9004-2     Document Type: Article

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