Interactive problem solving support in the adaptive educational hypermedia system MATHEMA

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-106

  Papadimitriou, Alexandros ^a   Grigoriadou, Maria ^a   Gyftodimos, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adaptive educational hypermedia; Interactive problem solving; Learning styles; Misconceptions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE EDUCATIONAL HYPERMEDIA; ADAPTIVE EDUCATIONAL HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INTERACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING; LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; LEARNING STYLES; MISCONCEPTIONS; SYSTEM SUPPORTS;

STUDENTS; TEACHING;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84857779482     PISSN: 19391382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TLT.2009.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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