Towards a framework for investigating tangible environments for learning

International Journal of Arts and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 351-368

  Price, Sara ^a   Sheridan, Jennifer G ^a   Falcão, Taciana Pontual ^a   Roussos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Conceptual framework; External representation; Learning; Tangible user interface; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTS COMPUTING;

COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EXTERNAL REPRESENTATIONS; LEARNING; TANGIBLE USER INTERFACES;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 84945725668     PISSN: 17548853     EISSN: 17548861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijart.2008.022367     Document Type: Article

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