Comparing experts and novices in solving electrical circuit problems with the help of eye-tracking

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1179, Issue , 2009, Pages 249-252

  Rosengrant, David ^a   Thomson, Colin ^a   Mzoughi, Taha ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical circuits; Expert novice differences; Eye tracking; Multiple representations; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749095115     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3266728     Document Type: Conference Paper

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