Using technology to scaffold problem-based learning in teacher education: Its tensions and implications for educational leaders

Motivation, Leadership and Curriculum Design: Engaging the Net Generation and 21st Century Learners

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 119-135

  Chua, Bee Leng ^a   Tan, Oon Seng ^a   Liu, Woon Chia ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Constructivist; Independent learning; PBWorks; Pre service teachers; Problem solving; Problem based learning; Scaffolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943374402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-287-230-2_10     Document Type: Chapter

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