Can instruction as such affect learning? the case of learner control

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2322-2332

  Vandewaetere, Mieke ^a   Clarebout, Geraldine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Architectures for educational technology system; Evaluation of CAL systems; Human computer interface; Pedagogical issues

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURES FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM; COGNITIVE LOADS; COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; DEGREE OF CONTROL; ENGLISH LEARNING; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; FIRST-YEAR; HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE; INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY; LEARNER CONTROL; LEARNERS' PERCEPTIONS; LEARNING OUTCOME; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; SELF EFFICACY; UNDERLYING MECHANISM; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; WORKING MEMORIES;

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; E-LEARNING; MOTIVATION; TEACHING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 79960654232     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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