Improving spatial ability using a Web-based Virtual Environment (WbVE)

Automation in Construction

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 707-715

  Rafi, Ahmad ^a   Anuar, Khairul ^b   Samad, Abdul ^b   Hayati, Maizatul ^b   Mahadzir, Mazlan ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b SULTAN IDRIS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TEACHING; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUALIZATION;

INSTRUCTIONAL TREATMENT; NETWORK COMMUNICATION; SPATIAL LEARNING; WEB-BASED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS (WBVE);

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 26444465579     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2004.12.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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