Software for managing complex learning: Examples from an educational psychology course

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 39-59

  Schwartz, Daniel L ^a   Brophy, Sean ^a   Lin, Xiaodong ^a   Bransford, John D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039966991     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02299464     Document Type: Article

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