An evaluation of constructivism for learners with ADHD: Development of a constructivist pedagogy for special needs

Proceedings of the European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems - Informing Responsible Management: Sustainability in Emerging Economies, EMCIS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 656-671

  Sajadi, Samira Sadat ^a   Khan, Tariq M ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Cognitive load theory; Constructionism; Constructivism; Dual channel; Multimedia learning; Special educational needs (SEN); Typically developing learners (TDLS)

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY; CONSTRUCTIONISM; CONSTRUCTIVISM; DUAL CHANNEL; EDUCATIONAL NEEDS; MULTIMEDIA LEARNING; TYPICALLY DEVELOPING LEARNERS (TDLS);

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84857607702     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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