5E Mobile Inquiry Learning Approach for Enhancing Learning Motivation and Scientific Inquiry Ability of University Students

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 147-153

  Cheng, Ping Han ^a   Yang, Ya Ting Carolyn ^a   Chang, Shih Hui Gilbert ^a   Kuo, Fan Ray Revon ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

5E mobile inquiry based learning; learning motivation; nanotechnology; scientific inquiry abilities

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MOBILE DEVICES; MOTIVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING; LEARNING MOTIVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY CONCEPT; SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS; SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84941352964     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2015.2467352     Document Type: Article

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