Evaluating the learning process of mechanical CAD students

Computers and Education

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 640-661

  Hamade, R F ^a   Artail, H A ^a   Jaber, M Y ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

2000i2; CAD; Cognitive; Declarative knowledge; Learning; Learning curve; Motor; Pro Engineer; Procedural knowledge; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STUDENTS;

DECLARATIVE KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING CURVE; PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE; WILDFIRE;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34248675782     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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