Insights into Students' Conceptual Understanding of Operating Systems: A Four-Year Case Study in Online Education

For decades, instructors and researchers have been trying to improve or enhance the learning process of students. In this process, it is important to know whether students have misconceptions in their conceptual understanding. The study of these elements is becoming a relevant research area in scien...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IEEE communications magazine 2017-11, Vol.55 (11), p.170-177
Hauptverfasser:	Pamplona, Sonia, Seoane, Isaac, Bravo-Agapito, Javier, Medinilla, Nelson
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