Virtual environments and the acceleration of experiential learning

International Statistical Review

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-335

  Wild, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Interactive learning environments; Java applets; Open source development; Statistical thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849019278     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2007.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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