Comparison of expert-based and empirical evaluation methodologies in the case of a CBL environment: the "Orestis" experience

Computers and Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-185

  Karoulis, Athanasis ^a   Demetriadis, Stavros ^a   Pombortsis, Andreas ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISTANCE EDUCATION; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); LEARNING SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER BASED LEARNING (CBL) ENVIRONMENT; DESIGN CYCLE; EDUCATIONAL THEORIES; INTERFACE EVALUATION;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645983962     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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