Effects of an integrated mind-mapping and problem-posing approach on students' in-field mobile learning performance in a natural science course

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 187-200

  Hung, Chun Ming ^a   Hwang, Gwo Jen ^b   Wang, Siang Yi ^b  

^a Haidong Elementary School   (Taiwan)

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

Author keywords

In field learning activities; Mind mapping; Mobile learning; Problem posing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921761968     PISSN: 1746725X     EISSN: 17467268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2014.067019     Document Type: Article

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