Self-directed learning readiness, Internet self-efficacy and preferences towards constructivist Internet-based learning environments among higher-aged adults.
This article examines several research questions to establish a theory model for explaining factors that influence adult learners' preferences for constructivist Internet-based learning environments (CILE). Data were gathered from 541 individual participants enrolled in adult education institutes in...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 489 - 502 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2009
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