Exploring the use of audience response systems in secondary school Science classrooms

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 382-392

  Kay, Robin ^a   Knaack, Liesel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Audience response systems; Evaluation; Science; Secondary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350418739     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-009-9153-7     Document Type: Article

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