The effects of using a wiki on student engagement and learning of report writing skills in a university statistics course

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 382-398

  Neumann, David L ^a   Hood, Michelle ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 70349101343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.1141     Document Type: Article

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