High school teachers' perspectives on applying different mobile learning strategies to science courses: The national mobile learning program in Taiwan

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 124-145

  Lai, Chiu Lin ^a   Hwang, Gwo Jen ^a  

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

Author keywords

Blended mobile learning model; Mobile technology support learning; Secondary education; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937395757     PISSN: 1746725X     EISSN: 17467268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2015.070704     Document Type: Article

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