Development of early mathematical skills with a tablet intervention: A randomized control trial in Malawi

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue APR, 2015, Pages

  Pitchford, Nicola J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Intervention; Mathematics; Primary school; Randomized control trial; Tablets; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930657462     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00485     Document Type: Article

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