Effects of attitudes and behaviours on learning mathematics with computer tools

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Reed, Helen C ^a   Drijvers, Paul ^a   Kirschner, Paul A ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Applications in subject areas; Improving classroom teaching; Interactive learning environments; Pedagogical issues; Secondary education

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS IN SUBJECT AREAS; COMPUTER TOOLS; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; POSITIVE ATTITUDE; STUDENT ATTITUDES;

COMPUTER CRIME; FUNCTIONS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 77949654444     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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