Intensive scaffolding in an intelligent tutoring system for the learning of algebraic word problem solving

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1189-1200

  González Calero, José Antonio ^a   Arnau, David ^b   Puig, Luis ^b   Arevalillo Herráez, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM; WORD PROBLEM SOLVING;

SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84943813629     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12183     Document Type: Article

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