From concept to software: Developing a framework for understanding the process of software design

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 220-238

  Mishra, Punyashloke ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a   Tan, Sophia ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational computing research and development; Software design and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010615679     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.1999.10782275     Document Type: Article

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