Process-oriented worked examples: Improving transfer performance through enhanced understanding

Instructional Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 83-98

  Van Gog, Tamara ^a   Paas, Fred ^a   Van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Expert knowledge; Transfer; Worked examples

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843109054     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:truc.0000021810.70784.b0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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