TY  - JOUR
TT  - Adaptation of Social Interaction Learning Styles by Freshman Engineering Students in Communication Courses
AU  - Deveci, Tanju
PY  - 2013
DA  - December
JF  - Yükseköğretim Dergisi
JO  - TÜBA-HER
PB  - Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2146-796X
SP  - 121
EP  - 128
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
KW  - Değişiklik
KW  - GRSLSS
KW  - mühendislik eğitimi
KW  - öğrenme stilleri.
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UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/yuksekogretim/issue//498172
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/598446
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