Examining potentialities of handheld technology in students' academic attainments;Untersuchung der einsatzmöglichkeit von handheld-technologie beim erreichen von akademischen primarschul-lehrer-abschlüssen

Educational Media International

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-67

  Wu, Jianjun ^a   Zhang, Yixin ^b  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school students; English word spelling; Handheld computers; Handheld technologies; Testing skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959702784     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523981003654977     Document Type: Article

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