Why do learning goals (not) work: A reexamination of the hypothesized effectiveness of learning goals based on students' behaviour and cognitive processes

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-573

  Jiang, Lai ^a,b   Elen, Jan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Information selection processes; Log files; Monitoring behaviour; Students' interpretations of learning goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961207879     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-011-9200-y     Document Type: Article

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