Improving student expectations of learning in a problem-based environment

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 87, Issue , 2018, Pages 416-423

  Rovers, Sanne F E ^a   Clarebout, Geraldine ^a   Savelberg, Hans H C M ^a   van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expectations; Learning environments; Online tools; Problem based learning; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

STUDENTS;

EXPECTATIONS; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; ON-LINE TOOLS; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SELF-REGULATED LEARNING;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSIBILITY; TRAINING;

EID: 85042158295     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.02.016     Document Type: Article

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