A cognitive tool for teaching the addition/subtraction of common fractions: A model of affordances

Computers and Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-265

  Kong, Siu Cheung ^a   Kwok, Lam For ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Applications in subject areas; Elementary education; Evaluation of CAL systems; Improving classroom teaching; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; EVALUATION; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

APPLICATION IN SUBJECT AREAS; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

TEACHING;

EID: 15844399397     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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