Effects of the asynchronous web-based course: Preservice teachers' achievement, metacognition, and attitudes towards the course

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-197

  Topcu, Abdullah ^a   Ubuz, Behiye ^b  

^a Army School of Language   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achievement; Attitude; Direct instruction; Indirect instruction; Metacognition; Web based course

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149084559     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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