Issues in computer supported inquiry learning in science

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Van Joolingen, W R ^a   De Jong, T ^a   Dimitrakopoulou, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

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EID: 34247635115     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2006.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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