The effects of portfolio-based advice on the development of self-directed learning skills in secondary vocational education

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-460

  Kicken, Wendy ^a   Brand Gruwel, Saskia ^a   van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^a   Slot, Wim ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advice; Development portfolio; On demand education; Secondary vocational education and training; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350008122     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-009-9111-3     Document Type: Article

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