Online homework managers and intelligent tutoring systems: A study of their impact on student learning in the introductory financial accounting classroom

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 513-535

  Hahn, William ^a   Fairchild, Chris ^a   Dowis, William B ^a  

^a Southeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting pedagogy; Computer based instruction; Intelligent tutor; Online homework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882287444     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace-50441     Document Type: Article

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