Critical thinking and ICT integration in a Western Australian secondary school

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 269-281

  McMahon, Graham ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer technology as a learning tool; Critical thinking; Higher order thinking skills (HOTS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949874482     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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