Enhancing computing skills of low-achieving students via e-learning: A design experiment of web-based, problem-based learning and self-regulated learning

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-436

  Lee, Tsang Hsiung ^a   Shen, Pei Di ^b   Tsai, Chia Wen ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LEARNING; LOW ACHIEVEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SELF REGULATED LEARNING; SKILL; STUDENT; TAIWAN; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION AS TOPIC; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 50149090330     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0080     Document Type: Article

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