Applying the problem-based learning approach to teach elementary circuit analysis

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Costa, Luis R J ^a   Honkala, Mikko ^a   Lehtovuori, Anu ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Circuit analysis; Education; Engineering education; Problem based learning (PBL)

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; TEACHING;

PRESENTATION SKILLS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SOCIAL SKILLS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33947424328     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2006.886455     Document Type: Article

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