An integrated science course designed with information communication technologies to enhance university students' learning performance

Computers and Education

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1365-1374

  Su, King Dow ^a  

^a DE LIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Constructivist design principles; Information communication technologies (ICT); Multimedia science courses; Science learning; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; CONSTRUCTIVIST DESIGN PRINCIPLES; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; F-RATIO; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT); LEARNING PERFORMANCE; LEARNING SCIENCES; MULTIMEDIA SCIENCE COURSES; P -VALUES; POWER POINTS; SCIENCE COURSES; SCIENCE LEARNING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 48749100486     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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