Evaluating students' perceptions and attitudes toward computer-mediated project-based learning environment: A case study

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-185

  Seet, Ling Ying Britta ^a   Quek, Choon Lang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Computer mediated communication; Project based learning; Secondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953916220     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-010-9073-8     Document Type: Article

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