Progressive comparison of the effects of computer-assisted instruction on the academic achievement of secondary students

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-337

  Christmann, Edwin ^a   Badgett, John ^a   Lucking, Robert ^b  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Computer assisted instruction; Meta analysis; Microcomputer; Secondary; Traditional

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007864843     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.1997.10782202     Document Type: Article

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