Information and communication technologies (ICT) in biology teaching in Slovenian secondary schools

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Šorgo, Andrej ^a   Verčkovnik, Tatjana ^b   Kocijančič, Slavko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biology; ICT; Information and communication technologies; Secondary schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952113829     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ejmste/75225     Document Type: Article

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