Supporting exploratory and expressive learning: A complementary approach

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-290

  Hartley, Roger ^a   Ravenscroft, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer based learning; Conceptual change; Constructivist pedagogies; Instructional dialogue; Qualitative reasoning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; KINEMATICS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION;

EXPLORATORY LEARNING; EXPRESSIVE LEARNING; QUALITATIVE REASONING;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033358487     PISSN: 09574344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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