Mental representations and their analysis: An epistemological perspective

Computer-Based Diagnostics and Systematic Analysis of Knowledge

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 27-40

  Spector, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Expertise; Formative assessment; Internal representations; Knowledge development; Mental models

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455134658     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5662-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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