Gender, task scenarios and children's computer-based problem solving

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 327-340

  Littleton, Karen ^a   Light, Paul ^b   Joiner, Richard ^a   Messer, David ^c   Barnes, Peter ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85064775467     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341980180306     Document Type: Article

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