Are We Assuming Too Much?: Exploring Students' Perceptions Of Their Computer Competence

College Teaching

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 50-56

  Messineo, Melinda ^a   DeOllos, Ione Y ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

computer skills; student confidence; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748780475     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/CTCH.53.2.50-56     Document Type: Article

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