Using Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments to Support Problem-based Historical Inquiry in Secondary School Classrooms

Theory and Research in Social Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-230

  Saye, John W ^a   Brush, Thomas ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450255993     PISSN: 00933104     EISSN: 21631654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.2007.10473333     Document Type: Article

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