Computer-supported example-based learning: When instructional explanations reduce self-explanations

Computers and Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 426-445

  Schworm, Silke ^a   Renkl, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer based prompting; Instructional explanations; Self explanations; Worked out examples

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER-BASED PROMPTING; INSTRUCTIONAL EXPLANATIONS; SELF-EXPLANATIONS; WORKED-OUT EXAMPLES;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 31844432235     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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