Why write?

Part of a special issue on afterschool computer programs for children. The writers discuss the failure of many children to complete stories about activities at their sites intended for publication at the program website. They find that the failure-to-complete rate was markedly high, and when the ch...

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Publicado en:Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 339 - 348
Autores principales: Garner, R., Tan, S., Zhao, Y.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Elsevier Science May 2000
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