Engaging first year students using a Web-supported inquiry-based learning setting

Higher Education

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-301

  Oliver, Ron ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

E Learning; First year students; Higher education; Inquiry based learning; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849150972     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-007-9055-7     Document Type: Article

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