Implementing tablet PCs in schools: Students' attitudes and opinions

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 40-46

  Dündar, Hakan ^a   Akçayir, Murat ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computer attitudes; Gender differences; Tablet PC; Young children

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ATTITUDE; FEMALE STUDENTS; GENDER DIFFERENCES; POSITIVE ATTITUDE; QUANTITATIVE DATA; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; TABLET PCS; YOUNG CHILDREN;

INTERNET; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

EID: 84890523262     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.11.020     Document Type: Article

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