Design patterns for Learning and assessment: Facilitating the introduction of a complex simulation-based learning environment into a community of instructors

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-114

  Frezzo, Dennis C ^a   Behrens, John T ^a,b   Mislevy, Robert J ^c  

^a CISCO SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Design patterns; Packet Tracer; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952236203     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-009-9192-0     Document Type: Article

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