Preferred teaching styles and modes of thinking among university students in mainland China

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-107

  Zhang, Li fang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Modes of thinking; Preferred teaching styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750627761     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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