Understanding the effects of databases as cognitive tools in a problem-based multimedia learning environment

Journal of Interactive Learning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 345-363

  Li, Rui ^a   Liu, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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