Multiple (external) representations can provide unique benefits when people are learning
complex new ideas. Unfortunately, many studies have shown this promise is not always …

The purpose of the study was to explore what project-based learning is, what are the
pedagogical or psychological motives supporting it, how it has been implemented and what …

In this article we argue that to study or apply games as learning environments, multiple
perspectives have to be taken into account. We first define game-based learning and …

This paper presents an integrated view of learning from verbal and pictorial representations.
Learning from these representations is considered as a task oriented process of constructing …

In a time of unprecedented transformation as society seeks to build a more sustainable
future, education plays an increasingly central role in training key agents of change. This …

Practicing engineers are hired, retained, and rewarded for solving problems, so engineering
students should learn how to solve workplace problems. Workplace engineering problems …

This research monograph examines the potential of constructivist learning environments for
developing prerequisites of expert knowledge during university studies. Drawing on recent …

This article reviews experimental and naturalistic studies conducted by our research group
to examine the role of multiple representations in understanding science. It examines the …

Multimedia learning environments combine multiple forms of representations like texts, static
and animated pictures or graphs. Knowledge acquisition from multiple representations …

In this dynamic review and synthesis of empirical research and theoretical discussion of
design as cognitive activity, Willemien Visser reconciles and integrates the classical view of …