Web-based undergraduate chemistry problem-solving: The interplay of task performance, domain knowledge and web-searching strategies

Computers and Education

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 750-761

  She, Hsiao Ching ^a   Cheng, Meng Tzu ^b   Li, Ta Wei ^a   Wang, Chia Yu ^a   Chiu, Hsin Tien ^a   Lee, Pei Zon ^a   Chou, Wen Chi ^a   Chuang, Ming Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Applications in subject areas; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS IN SUBJECT AREAS; DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR FACTORS; METACOGNITIVES; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; PROBLEM-SOLVING PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY; UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; WEB-SEARCHING;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCAFFOLDS; WEBSITES;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84859632757     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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