Imitative problem solving: Why transfer of learning often fails to occur

Instructional Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-289

  Robertson, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analogical problem solving; Imitative problem solving; Instructional design; Task analysis; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034391842     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003884601109     Document Type: Article

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