Student engagement and learning with PhET interactive simulations

Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 21-32

  Adams, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 77957786195     PISSN: 20374909     EISSN: 18269885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1393/ncc/i2010-10623-0     Document Type: Article

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