Using learning styles data to inform e-learning design: A study comparing undergraduates, postgraduates and e-educators

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 863-880

  Willems, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 81355123052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.917     Document Type: Article

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