Using concept maps and concept questions to enhance conceptual understanding

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Darmofal, David L ^a   Soderholm, Diane H ^a   Brodeur, Doris R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerospace engineering; Concept maps; Concept questions; Conceptual understanding

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; CURRICULA; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONCEPT LEARNING; CONCEPT MAPS; CONCEPT QUESTION; CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; CONSTRUCTIVISM;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0036949402     PISSN: 01905848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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