Computer versus human-based support: Effect on computer game performances in (in)effectively learning pre-schoolers

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 56-72

  Veenstra, Baukje ^a   van Geert, Paul L C ^a   van der Meulen, Bieuwe F ^a  

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Author keywords

Computer assisted learning; Early years; Impulsivity; Learning styles; Reflection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857005021     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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