LEARNING BY EXPLAINING: THE EFFECTS OF SOFTWARE AGENTS AS LEARNING PARTNERS

Although prior research as shown that generating explanations encourages students to learn new content with deeper understanding and to monitor their own comprehension more effectively, helping students learn how to explain properly remains a significant challenge. This study investigated the use of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holmes, Jeffrey Thomas Grant
Other Authors: Robert D. Sherwood
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2003
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-11072003-170134/