Worked Examples and Tutored Problem Solving: Redundant or Synergistic Forms of Support?

Topics in Cognitive Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 203-213

  Salden, Ron J C M ^a   Aleven, Vincent A W M M ^a   Renkl, Alexander ^b   Schwonke, Rolf ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive fading; Cognitive Tutor; Worked out examples

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZATION; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 77749259506     PISSN: 17568757     EISSN: 17568765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2008.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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