Visualizing the complex process for deep learning with an authentic programming project

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 275-287

  Peng, Jun ^a   Wang, Minhong ^b   Sampson, Demetrios ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Authentic learning; Complex process; Computer programming; Computer based learning environment; Project based learning; Visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032215314     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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