How novices formulate models. Part II: A quantitative description of behaviour

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1271-1283

  Willemain, T R ^a   Powell, S G ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Education; Learning

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING;

NOVICE MODEDLERS; QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 34547247794     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602279     Document Type: Review

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