Self-directed learning in simulation-based discovery environments

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-246

  De Jong, Ton ^a   Van Joolingen, W R ^b   Swaak, J ^b   Veermans, K ^b   Limbach, R ^b   King, S ^b   Gureghian, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Authoring systems; Computer based learning; Discovery learning; Self directed learning; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032368822     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2729.1998.143060.x     Document Type: Article

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