Projects in technology education and fostering learning: The potential and its realization

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-296

  Barak, Moshe ^a   Shachar, Ahron ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Learning skills; Problem solving; Project based learning; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649168890     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-008-9098-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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