Concept maps: Experiments on dynamic thinking

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 448-465

  Derbentseva, Natalia ^a   Safayeni, Frank ^a   Cañas, Alberto J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE COGNITION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT QUANTIFICATION; DYNAMIC THINKING; HEADER CONCEPT; MAP STRUCTURE;

DECISION THEORY; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33947599094     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20153     Document Type: Article

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