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Investigating the use and effectiveness of diverse types of materials in the delivery and support of lab sessions for multimedia subjects and students

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Investigating the use and effectiveness of diverse types of materials in the delivery and support of lab sessions for multimedia subjects and students. / Tsekleves, Emmanuel; Aggoun, Amar; Cosmas, John.
In: British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 44, No. 5, 09.2013, p. 857–868.

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Tsekleves E, Aggoun A, Cosmas J. Investigating the use and effectiveness of diverse types of materials in the delivery and support of lab sessions for multimedia subjects and students. British Journal of Educational Technology. 2013 Sept;44(5):857–868. Epub 2012 Jun 27. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2012.01336.x

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Tsekleves, Emmanuel ; Aggoun, Amar ; Cosmas, John. / Investigating the use and effectiveness of diverse types of materials in the delivery and support of lab sessions for multimedia subjects and students. In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 2013 ; Vol. 44, No. 5. pp. 857–868.

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