Singapore students' and teachers' perceptions of computer-supported project work classroom learning environments

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-479

  Wong, Angela F L ^a   Quek, Choon Lang ^a   Divaharan, Shanti ^a   Liu, Woon Chia ^a   Peer, Jarina ^a   Williams, Michael D ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Classroom environment; Computer supported classrooms; Learning environment; Project work; Project based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008856926     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2006.10782469     Document Type: Article

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