To slideware or not to slideware: Students' experiences with powerpoint vs. lecture

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-308

  Amare, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 33750713436     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: 15413780     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/03GX-F1HW-VW5M-7DAR     Document Type: Article

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