The impact of internet virtual physics laboratory instruction on the achievement in physics, science process skills and computer attitudes of 10th-grade students

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 451-461

  Yang, Kun Yuan ^a   Heh, Jia Sheng ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cooperative collaborative learning; Interactive learning environment; Multimedia hypermedia systems; Secondary education; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348903981     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-007-9062-6     Document Type: Article

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