Transition from traditional to ICT-enhanced learning environments in undergraduate chemistry courses

Computers and Education

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-43

  Barak, Miri ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Improving classroom teaching; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies; Visualization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; CURRICULA; EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; TEACHING; VISUALIZATION;

IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748426079     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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