Systematizing scaffolding for problem-based learning: A view from case-based reasoning

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Tawfik, Andrew A ^a   Kolodner, Janet L ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case libraries; Case authoring; Case based learning; Case based reasoning; Experiential learning; Memory for experience; Scaffolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966289943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7771/1541-5015.1608     Document Type: Article

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