The effect of directive tutor guidance in problem-based learning of statistics on students' perceptions and achievement

Higher Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-36

  Budé, Luc ^a   Imbos, Tjaart ^a   V D Wiel, Margaretha W J ^a   Broers, Nick J ^a   Berger, Martijn P F ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Guided learning; Human tutoring; Problem based learning; Statistics education; Students' achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349148198     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-008-9130-8     Document Type: Article

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