Transfer from structured to open-ended problem solving in a computerized metacognitive environment

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 688-707

  Kapa, Esther ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computer; Directing correcting feedback; Mathematics; Metacognition; Open ended problems; Problem solving; Process; Product; Structured problems; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448935237     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2007.09.019     Document Type: Article

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