The Cocoa Microworld as an environment for developing modelling skills in physical science

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-209

  Constantinou, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cocoa microworlds; Learning in physical sciences; Lightt.optics; Modelling skills

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STUDENTS;

MODELING SKILLS; PHYSICAL SCIENCES;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0033361471     PISSN: 09574344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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