Assessing laptop use in higher education classrooms: The laptop effectiveness scale (LES)

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-163

  Lauricella, Sharon ^a   Kay, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

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EID: 77955789907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.1087     Document Type: Article

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