The effects of a chemistry course with integrated information communication technologies on university students' learning and attitudes

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-249

  Su, King Dow ^a  

^a DE LIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemistry texts; Computer based technology; Learning attitude; Multimedia

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849119638     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-006-9062-7     Document Type: Article

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