The moderating effect of instructional conceptions on the effect of powerful learning environments

Instructional Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-153

  Sarfo, Frederick Kwaku ^a   Elen, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

4C ID model; Conceived functionality; Instructional conceptions; Moderating variable; Powerful learning environments; Technical expertise

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049112444     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-007-9023-8     Document Type: Article

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