The effect of an embedded pedagogical agent on the students’ science achievement

Interactive Technology and Smart Education

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 208-216

  Kizilkaya, Gonca ^a   Askar, Petek ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computer software; Computer based learning; Tutorials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992928856     PISSN: 17415659     EISSN: 17588510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17415650810930893     Document Type: Article

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