Text-based synchronous e-learning and dyslexia: Not necessarily the perfect match!

Computers and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 703-717

  Woodfine, B P ^a   Nunes, M Baptista ^a   Wright, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; E learning; Learning disabilities; Synchronous learning activities

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WEBSITES;

LEARNING DISABILITIES; SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING ACTIVITIES;

TEXT PROCESSING;

EID: 38649128202     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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