Learning and teaching about scientific models with a computer-modeling tool

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-233

  Valanides, Nicos ^a   Angeli, Charoula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Complex task; Modeling software; Problem solving; Science teaching

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMPUTER-MODELING TOOL; MODELING SOFTWARE; SCIENCE TEACHING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 38149042017     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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