The use of internet-based instruction for the development of epistemological beliefs: A case study in Taiwan

Knowing, Knowledge and Beliefs: Epistemological Studies across Diverse Cultures

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 273-285

  Tsai, Chin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84892071969     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6596-5_13     Document Type: Chapter

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