Model-based reasoning

Computers and Education

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-142

  Ifenthaler, Dirk ^a   Seel, Norbert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inductive reasoning; Mental model; Schema

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; INDUCTIVE REASONING; INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS; KEY ELEMENTS; MENTAL MODEL; MODEL-BASED REASONING; SCHEMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84871375985     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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