An investigation of the effectiveness of computer simulation programs as tutorial tools for teaching population ecology at university

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1269-1280

  Korfiatis, K ^a   Papatheodorou, E ^a   Stamou, G P ^a   Paraskevopoulous, S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 8644274135     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095006999290066     Document Type: Article

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