Students' perceptions of constructivist internet learning environments by a physics virtual laboratory: The gap between ideal and reality and gender differences

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-156

  Chuang, Shih Chyueh ^a   Hwang, Fu Kwun ^b   Tsai, Chin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; TAIWAN; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSICS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 42349114825     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0024     Document Type: Article

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