Research of efficacy of web supported science and technology material developed with respect to constructivist approach

Energy Education Science and Technology Part B: Social and Educational Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 455-468

  Tas, Erol ^a   Apaydin, Zeki ^a   Cetinkaya, Murat ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ORDU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitude; Constructivist learning; Gender; Matter and heat; Success; Web supported science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861138945     PISSN: 13087711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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