Using computer-assisted teaching to promote constructivist practices in teacher education

Computer-Assisted Teaching: New Developments

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 93-115

  Nix, Rebekah K ^a   Fraser, Barry J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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