Technology, trainees, metacognitive activity and e-learning effectiveness

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 545-566

  Johnson, Richard D ^a   Gueutal, Hal ^a   Falbe, Cecilia M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

E learning; Learning processes; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349612706     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940910974125     Document Type: Article

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