A strategic assessment of audience response systems used in higher education

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-249

  Kay, Robin H ^a   LeSage, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

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EID: 68949117783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.1152     Document Type: Article

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