Comparing static fading with adaptive fading to independent problem solving: The impact on the achievement and attitudes of high school students learning electrical circuit analysis

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-226

  Reisslein, Jana ^a   Reisslein, Martin ^b   Seeling, Patrick ^b  

^a INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Fading; Worked example

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); STUDENTS;

COGNITIVE LOAD; FADING; WORKED EXAMPLE;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 33845753820     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2006.tb00894.x     Document Type: Article

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