An investigation of primary school science teachers' use of computer applications

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 54-60

  Ocak, Mehmet Akif ^a   Akdemir, Omur ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computer literacy; Integration of technology; Science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749105858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13036521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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