Decision making in interactive learning environments towards an integrated model

Journal of Decision Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-99

  Qudrat Ullah, Hassan ^a   Karakul, Mustafa ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer Simulation; Dynamic Decision Making; Dynamic Task; Heuristics Knowledge; Interactive Learning Environments; Structural Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995501035     PISSN: 12460125     EISSN: 21167052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/jds.16.79-99     Document Type: Article

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