A study of the influence of learning style of beginner computer-aided design users on their performance

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 561-577

  Hamade, Ramsey F ^a   Artail, Hassan A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Design education; Design training; Industrial training; Learning environments; Training of designers

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE BUILDING; COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT; DESIGN EDUCATION; FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAMS; INDUSTRIAL TRAINING; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LEARNING STYLE; PRO/ENGINEER; STATISTICAL CORRELATION; TRAINING OF DESIGNERS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FOOD PRODUCTS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 77955221787     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544820802409289     Document Type: Article

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