An information-summarising instruction strategy for improving the web-based problem solving abilities of students

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 290-306

  Hwang, Gwo Jen ^a   Kuo, Fan Ray ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

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EID: 79955593613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.971     Document Type: Article

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