Our flexible friend: The implications of individual differences for information technology teaching

Computers and Education

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-99

  Waite, S J ^a   Wheeler, S ^a   Bromfield, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elementary education; Human computer interface; Multimedia hypermedia systems; Pedagogical issues; Teaching and learning strategies

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TEACHING; USER INTERFACES;

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; MULTIMEDIA/HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33748428657     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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