The effects of blended learning environment on the critical thinking skills of students

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1744-1748

  Akyüz, Halil Ibrahim ^a   Samsa, Serap ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blending learning; Critical thinking appraisal; Critical thinking skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649277068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770428     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.308     Document Type: Article

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