Disposition assessment in teacher education: A framework and instrument for assessing technology disposition

Teacher Educator

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 207-233

  Jung, Eunjoo ^a   Rhodes, Dent M ^b   Vogt, W Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547144193     PISSN: 08878730     EISSN: 19388101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08878730609555385     Document Type: Article

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