Authentic learning environments

Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 401-412

  Herrington, Jan ^a   Reeves, Thomas C ^b   Oliver, Ron ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Authentic assessment; Authentic learning environments; Cognitive tools; Situated cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028043718     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3185-5_3     Document Type: Chapter

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