Providing opportunities for active learning: assessing incidence and impact

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-217

  Halsall, Rob ^a   Cockett, Mike ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

active learning; learning styles; student centred learning; teaching methods; TVEI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858976917     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958517970090304     Document Type: Article

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