Prior knowledge activation: How different concept mapping tasks lead to substantial differences in cognitive processes, learning outcomes, and perceived self-efficacy

Instructional Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-433

  Gurlitt, Johannes ^a   Renkl, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coherence; Concept mapping; Hypertext; Mental set; Prior knowledge activation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953959028     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-008-9090-5     Document Type: Article

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