Student use of the tablet PC: Impact on student learning behaviors

Advances in Engineering Education

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-17

  Amelink, Catherine T ^a   Scales, Glenda ^a   Tront, Joseph G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Instructional technology; Student engagement; Student motivation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCREENS; ENGINEERING COURSE; ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES; FACULTY USE; INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING TECHNOLOGY; ONE-FORM; PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; STUDENT LEARNING; STUDENT MOTIVATION; TABLET PCS; VISUAL CONTENT;

MOTIVATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84865112102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19411766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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