Getting it from the Web: why and how online resources are used by independent undergraduate learners.
Undergraduate students access the Internet for a range of purposes, many unrelated to their studies. Increasingly, learners are using the Internet to find information and resources for coursework, whether or not this is promoted or endorsed by their teachers. This article reports an interview study...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 372 - 383 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2008
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