Three dimensions of reflective thinking in solving design problems: A conceptual model

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 687-710

  Hong, Yi Chun ^a   Choi, Ikseon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design problems; Ill defined problems; Ill structured problems; Instructional design; Problem solving; Reflection; Reflective thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052873846     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-011-9202-9     Document Type: Article

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