Home-PC usage and achievement in English

Computers and Education

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1112-1121

  Nævdal, Folkvard ^a  

^a Faculty of Education   (Norway)

Author keywords

Home PC; Language; Leisure time; PC usage; School achievement; Youth

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; FORMAL LANGUAGES; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

LEISURE TIME; SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

EID: 34548025598     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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