Scaffolding and supporting use of information for ambitious learning practices

Information and Learning Science

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2019, Pages 39-58

  Glazewski, Krista D ^a   Hmelo Silver, Cindy E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambitious learning practices; Complex problem solving; Information seeking; Problem based learning; Problems of practice; Resource integration; Scaffolding; Sense making

Indexed keywords

EID: 85058665376     PISSN: 23985348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/ILS-08-2018-0087     Document Type: Review

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