Representation sequencing in computer-based engineering education

Computers and Education

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 249-261

  Johnson, Amy M ^a   Reisslein, Jana ^a   Reisslein, Martin ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract representation; Contextualized representation; Instructional sequences; Problem solving; Representation type

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPRESENTATION; COMPUTER BASED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING; CONTEXTUALIZED REPRESENTATION; ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONS; ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING; INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCES; REPRESENTATION TYPE;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; INCANDESCENT LAMPS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84890291661     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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