Using Co-Lab to build System Dynamics models: Students' actions and on-line tutorial advice

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-251

  Bravo, Crescencio ^a   van Joolingen, Wouter R ^b   de Jong, Ton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inquiry learning; Intelligent tutoring systems; Solution analysis; System Dynamics modeling

Indexed keywords

ADVICE TO STUDENTS; BUILDING MODEL; COMMUNICATION TOOLS; COMPUTER ENVIRONMENTS; CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING; DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE; DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; INQUIRY LEARNING; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS; MODELING PROCESS; REFERENCE SOLUTION; SOLUTION ANALYSIS; SOLUTION REPRESENTATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING; SYSTEM-BASED;

COLLEGE BUILDINGS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; E-LEARNING; STUDENTS; SYSTEM THEORY; TEACHING;

MODEL BUILDINGS;

EID: 67349269226     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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