Inquiry project-based learning with a partnership of three types of teachers and the school librarian

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1671-1686

  Chu, Kai Wah Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ABILITY; CONTROL GROUPS; GENDER DIFFERENCES; GROUP PROJECTS; HONG-KONG; INQUIRY LEARNING; MODERATING EFFECT; PROJECT BASED LEARNING; TEACHING STAFF;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIBRARIES; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; TEACHING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 67650921691     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21084     Document Type: Article

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