Predictors of foreign language reading comprehension in a hypermedia reading environment

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-50

  Akbulut, Yavuz ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 70350343786     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EC.39.1.c     Document Type: Article

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