Simulations with elaborated worked example modeling: Beneficial effects on schema acquisition

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 262-273

  Meier, Debra K ^a   Reinhard, Karl J ^b   Carter, David O ^a   Brooks, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Research; Schema; Simulations; Worked examples

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649134643     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-008-9096-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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