Applying a constructivist and collaborative methodological approach in engineering education

Computers and Education

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 891-915

  Moreno, Lorenzo ^a   Gonzalez, Carina ^a   Castilla, Ivan ^a   Gonzalez, Evelio ^a   Sigut, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Computer architecture; Constructivism; E learning; Educational technology; Simulators

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; E-LEARNING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; INSTRUCTION LEVEL PARALLELISM (ILP);

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 34248668740     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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