An ecological approach to the on-line assessment of problem-solving paths: Principles and applications

Instructional Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-166

  Shaw, Robert E ^a   Effken, Judith A ^b   Fajen, Brett R ^a   Garrett, Steven R ^a   Morris, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Ecological psychology; Hypermedia; Interface design; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031499250     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002975703555     Document Type: Article

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