The roles of embedded monitoring requests and questions in improving mental models of computer-based scientific text

Computers and Education

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1021-1031

  Hathorn, Lesley G ^a   Rawson, Katherine A ^b  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation methodologies; Improving classroom teaching; Interactive learning environments; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

MONITORING;

EID: 84861556767     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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