The 9-step problem design process for problem-based learning: Application of the 3C3R model

Educational Research Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-141

  Hung, Woei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Instructional design; Problem solving; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349249356     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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