Fostering online social construction of science knowledge with primary pre-service teachers working in virtual teams

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-398

  Nicholas, Howard ^a   Ng, Wan ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes and beliefs; Collaborative online learning; Perceptions of effectiveness; Primary pre service teacher education; Science education; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449109816     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598660903050336     Document Type: Article

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