Innovative pedagogical practice with ICT in three Nordic countries - differences and similarities

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 478-491

  Ottestad, G ^a  

^a Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education   (Norway)

Author keywords

ICT in lower secondary education; ICT in mathematics education.; ICT in Nordic Schools; ICT in science education; Pedagogical ICT; SITES 2006

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649566460     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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