Experts vs. novices: Differences in how mental representations are used in engineering design

Journal of Technology Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-65

  Dixon, Raymond A ^a   Johnson, Scott D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 83455180016     PISSN: 10451064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21061/jte.v23i1.a.5     Document Type: Article

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