Comparing effectiveness of instructional delivery modalities in an engineering course

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 508-516

  Kaw, Autar K ^a   Hess, Melinda R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Distance learning; Instructional modes; Numerical methods; Web based resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547158675     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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