Self-explanation in the domain of statistics: An expertise reversal effect

Higher Education

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 771-785

  Leppink, Jimmie ^a   Broers, Nick J ^a   Imbos, Tjaart ^a   van der Vleuten, Cees P M ^a   Berger, Martijn P F ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Conceptual understanding; Expertise reversal effect; Propositional knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860445350     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-011-9476-1     Document Type: Article

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