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Other significant determinant is limited writing and presentation skills,
ICT infrastructures influence when communication skills, teamwork and
implementing in real situations. The collaborative skills, and the higher-order
Recommendations suggest how schools skills of problem-solving, analysis, and
could make better use of the ICT evaluation.
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