Student learning in an electric circuit theory course: Critical aspects and task design

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-408

  Carstensen, Anna Karin ^a   Bernhard, Jonte ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Engineering education research; Labwork; Learning of a complex concept; Practical epistemologies; Science education research; Variation theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249090709     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790902990315     Document Type: Article

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