Tackling the difficulties in learning evolution: effects of adaptive self-explanation prompts

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 336-348

  Neubrand, Charlotte ^a   Harms, Ute ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

adaptive prompts; average knowledge learners; evolution; Self explaining; worked examples

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988432706     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: 21576009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2016.1233129     Document Type: Article

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