Computerized representations of 3D structure: How spatial comprehension and patterns of interactivity differ among learners

AAAI Spring Symposium - Technical Report

Volumn SS-05-06, Issue , 2005, Pages 12-17

  Keehner, Madeleine ^a   Khooshabeh, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; CURRICULA;

COGNITIVE PHENOMENA; COMPUTER VISUALIZATIONS; SPATIAL RELATIONS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 32944479990     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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