Self-assessment and task selection in learner-controlled instruction: Differences between effective and ineffective learners

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 932-940

  Kostons, Danny ^a   van Gog, Tamara ^a   Paas, Fred ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interactive learning environments; Multimedia hypermedia systems; Secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING GAIN; LEARNING TASKS; MULTIMEDIA/HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; SELECTION PROCESS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; TASK SELECTION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS;

TEACHING;

EID: 77249125812     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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