Balancing scaffolding and complexity in open ended group projects (OEGPs)

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Daniels, Mats ^a   Hauer, Amie ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ill structured problem solving; Open ended problems; Professional skills; Real world problems; Situated cognition; Theories of learning

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGY;

EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; GROUP PROJECTS; ILL-STRUCTURED PROBLEM SOLVING; INHERENT COMPLEXITY; OPEN ENDED PROBLEMS; PROFESSIONAL LIFE; PROFESSIONAL SKILLS; REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS; SITUATED COGNITION; STRUCTURED PROBLEMS; THEORIES OF LEARNING;

EDUCATION;

EID: 50049130219     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2007.4418091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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