Patterns of interactive media use among contemporary youth.
The intensive use of interactive media has led to assertions about the effect of these media on youth. Rather than following the assumption of a distinct Net generation, this study investigates diversity in interactive media use among youth. Results from a pilot study show that contemporary youth ca...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 103 - 119 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Apr2011
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