Student motivation and positive impressions of computing subjects

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn Part F129121, Issue , 2000, Pages 189-194

  Mitchell, Matthew ^a   Sheard, Judy ^a   Markham, Selby ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; SURVEYS;

QUALITY OF TEACHING; STUDENT MOTIVATION; STUDENT SURVEYS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 52049113402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/359369.359397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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