Is there a role for direct instruction in problem-based learning? Comparing student-constructed versus integrated model answers

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-31

  Wijnia, Lisette ^a   Loyens, Sofie M M ^a   van Gog, Tamara ^a   Derous, Eva ^b   Schmidt, Henk G ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Direct instruction; Ill defined problems; Problem based learning; Self study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906342861     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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