Learning to troubleshoot: A new theory-based design architecture

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-114

  Jonassen, David H ^a   Hung, Woei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Problem solving; Troubleshooting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748092394     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-006-9001-8     Document Type: Article

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