Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 141-159

  McCormick, Robert ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual knowledge; Design process; Problem solving; Procedural knowledge

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; TEACHING;

CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE; PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030652056     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008819912213     Document Type: Article

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