Physics students' performance using computational modelling activities to improve kinematics graphs interpretation

Computers and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1128-1140

  Araujo, Ives Solano ^a   Veit, Eliane Angela ^a   Moreira, Marco Antonio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Improving classroom teaching; Interactive learning environments; Pedagogical issues; Simulation; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; E-LEARNING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LEARNING STRATEGIES; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 41649090756     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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