Closing of the gender gap in technology enriched science education: A case study

Computers and Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-63

  Mayer Smith, Jolie ^a   Pedretti, Erminia ^b   Woodrow, Janice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classroom practice; Gender; Science; Teaching; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744236038     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(00)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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