Reflective learning with complex problems in a visualization-based learning environment with expert support

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 87, Issue , 2018, Pages 406-415

  Wang, Minhong ^a   Yuan, Bei ^b   Kirschner, Paul A ^c,d   Kushniruk, Andre W ^e   Peng, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Zhongshan Teachers College for Vocational Studies   (China)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer based learning environment; Deeper learningn; Expert support; Problem solving; Reflection; Visualization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSIS; E-LEARNING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; REFLECTION; VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; DEEPER LEARNINGN; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS; PROBLEM SOLVING TASKS; PROBLEM-SOLVING PERFORMANCE;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; SATISFACTION;

EID: 85041956787     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.01.025     Document Type: Article

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