The effect of the timing of instructional support in a computer-supported problem-solving program for students in secondary physics education

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1156-1178

  Pol, Henk J ^a   Harskamp, Egbert G ^a   Suhre, Cor J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Individualized instruction; Intelligent tutoring systems; Physics; Problem solving; Science education

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS; SCIENCE EDUCATION;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 39749141080     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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