Critical aspects for learning in an electric circuit theory course - An example of applying learning theory and design-based educational research in developing engineering education

Proceedings of the Inaugural International Conference on Research in Engineering Education, ICREE

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Carstensen, Anna Karin ^a   Bernhard, Jonte ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Educational design; Electric circuits; Engineering education research; Labwork; Variation theory

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DESIGN; ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH; GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS; VARIATION THEORY;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CIRCUIT THEORY;

EID: 84858484335     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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