Foundational aspects of student-controlled learning: A paradigm for design, development, and assessment appropriate for Web-based instruction

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-138

  Dearholt, Donald W ^a   Alt, Kerry J ^a,c   Halpin, Regina F ^b,d   Oliver, Richard L ^a,c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Prog Eval/Assessment Consultants   (United States)

^c Department of Accounting   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive modeling; Pathfinder; Web based instruction

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DISTANCE EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTIVATION; SEMANTICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COGNITIVE MODELING; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS (ITS); PATHFINDERS; WEB BASED INSTRUCTIONS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 3142679488     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2004.tb00797.x     Document Type: Article

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