Improving student learning of conceptual information: GSS supported collaborative learning vs. individual constructive learning

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-163

  Leidner, Dorothy E ^a   Fuller, Mark ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Cooperativism; Electronic Classrooms; Group Support Systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION USE; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; ELECTRONIC CLASSROOMS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031164993     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(97)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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