Software design to support discussion in the primary curriculum

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-211

  Wegerif, R ^a   Mercer, N ^b   Dawes, L ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Citizenship; Collaborative learning; Discourse analysis; Evaluation; Friction; Primary education; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032368249     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2729.1998.143057.x     Document Type: Article

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