Evaluating WebCT use in relation to students' attitude and performance

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 26-43

  Hammoud, Lamis ^a   Love, Steve ^a   Baldwin, Lynne ^a   Chen, Sherry Y ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Subjective evaluation; WebCT

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649106595     PISSN: 15501876     EISSN: 15501337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jicte.2008040103     Document Type: Article

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