Development of an environmental virtual field laboratory

Computers and Education

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-34

  Ramasundaram, V ^a   Grunwald, S ^b   Mangeot, A ^b   Comerford, N B ^b   Bliss, C M ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interactive learning environment; Simulations; Teaching learning strategies; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS; INTERACTIVITY FUNCTIONS; LEARNING PROCESSES; VIRTUAL FIELD LABORATORY;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 14644396203     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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