Augmented reality for STEM learning: A systematic review

Maria-Blanca Ibanez; Carlos Delgado-Kloos

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2018.05.002

Augmented reality for STEM learning

A systematic review

Bibliographic Data

ID	23325949
Authors	Maria-Blanca Ibanez (0000-0003-2612-4207), Carlos Delgado-Kloos
Year	2018
Volume	123
Pages	109-123
Publication date	2018-08-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Computers & Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0360-1315 • E-ISSN: 1873-782X
Publisher	Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2018.05.002
Language	EN
Citations received	115
References cited	53

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