Learning styles and student perceptions of the use of interactive online tutorials

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 470-481

  Bolliger, Doris U ^a   Supanakorn, Supawan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE ONLINE TUTORIALS; LEARNING MODALITIES; LEARNING STYLE; MAIN EFFECT; STUDENT PERCEPTIONS;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; SURVEYS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 77957345348     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.01037.x     Document Type: Article

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