Formats and prior knowledge on learning in a computer-based lesson

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-419

  ChanLin, Lih Juan ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Animation; Interface; Physics; Problem solving; Process; Quantitative; Secondary; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035540954     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0266-4909.2001.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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