A creative thinking approach to enhancing the web-based problem solving performance of university students

Computers and Education

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 220-230

  Kuo, Fan Ray ^a   Chen, Nian Shing ^a   Hwang, Gwo Jen ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interactive learning environments; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; PROBLEM-SOLVING PERFORMANCE; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY; WEB BASED LEARNING; WEB-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING;

E-LEARNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS;

WEBSITES;

EID: 84890287938     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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