A constructivist mobile learning environment supported by a wireless handheld network

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-243

  Zurita, Gustavo ^a   Nussbaum, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Constructivist; Handhelds; Mobile computer supported collaborative learning; Primary; Qualitative; Quantitative; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043062233     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2004.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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