Encountering the expertise reversal effect with a computer-based environment on electrical circuit analysis

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 16, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 92-103

  Reisslein, Jana ^a   Atkinson, Robert K ^a   Seeling, Patrick ^b   Reisslein, Martin ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering education; Expertise reversal effect; Fading; Worked out examples

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646039781     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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