Collaborative writing: The effects of metacognitive prompting and structured peer interaction

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 261-282

  Yarrow, Fiona ^a   Topping, Keith J ^b  

^a Aberdeenshire Educ Psychol Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PEER GROUP; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; COGNITION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PEER GROUP; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035380065     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709901158514     Document Type: Article

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