Technology enhanced learning in programming courses – international perspective

Education and Information Technologies

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 2981-3003

  Ivanović, Mirjana ^a   Xinogalos, Stelios ^b   Pitner, Tomáš ^c   Savić, Miloš ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^c MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Java programming courses; Students perception; Technology enhanced learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85004008296     PISSN: 13602357     EISSN: 15737608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10639-016-9565-y     Document Type: Article

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