Fostering personalized learning in science inquiry supported by mobile technologies

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 679-701

  Song, Yanjie ^a   Wong, Lung Hsiang ^a   Looi, Chee Kit ^a  

^a Learning Sciences Lab   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Experiential learning; Field trip; Goal based approach; Mobile technologies; Personalized learning; Seamless learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865605639     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-012-9245-6     Document Type: Article

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