Using variation to enhance learning in engineering

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1 PART I, 2006, Pages 102-108

  Fraser, Duncan ^a   Allison, Sharrol ^a   Coombes, Heather ^a   Case, Jenni ^a   Linder, Cedric ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Distillation; Learning outcomes; Variation theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044432843     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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