Using WebQuest as a creative teaching tool at a science and technology university in Taiwan

World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-206

  Chen, Farn Shing ^a   Hsiao, Yu Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

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E-LEARNING; TEACHING;

EDUCATIONAL TOOLS; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; HIGHER-ORDER THINKINGS; INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING; LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCES; PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 81755180026     PISSN: 14462257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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