Developing simulation-based computer assisted learning to correct students' statistical misconceptions based on cognitive conflict theory, using "correlation" as an example

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-192

  Liu, Tzu Chien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognitive conflict theory; Cognitive load; Dynamically linked multiple representations; Learning model; Misconception; Simulation based CAL

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954269075     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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