Where the attention is: Discovery learning in novel tangible environments

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 499-512

  Price, Sara ^a   Pontual Falcão, Taciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discovery learning; Engagement; Interaction; Interactive learning environments; Tangible technologies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

DISCOVERY LEARNING; ENGAGEMENT; INTERACTION; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; TANGIBLE TECHNOLOGIES;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 80255124783     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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