Effectiveness of E-learning course materials for learning database management systems: An experimental investigation

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 41-48

  Douglas, David E ^a   Van Der Vyver, Glen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Database management systems; Distance education; E learning

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; E-LEARNING; LANGUAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DISTANCE EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; TEXTBOOKS; THEORY;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 4043082701     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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