Using mobile phones for teaching, learning and assessing Irish in Ireland: Processes, benefits and challenges

Mobile Technologies and Handheld Devices for Ubiquitous Learning: Research and Pedagogy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 237-258

  Keogh, Katrina A ^a  

^a National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)   (Ireland)

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EID: 84899202066     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-849-0.ch013     Document Type: Chapter

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