Promoting learning in informal learning environments

ICLS 2006 - International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 92-98

  Clegg, Tamara ^a   Gardner, Christina ^a   Williams, Oriana ^a   Kolodner, Janet ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS; INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; MUSEUM LEARNING; REAL-WORLD PRACTICE;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84861086021     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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