A Discourse Analysis of Online Classroom Chats: Predictors of Cyber-Student Performance

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 222-226

  Wang, Alvin Y ^a   Newlin, Michael H ^a   Tucker, Travis L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035535950     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328023TOP2803_09     Document Type: Article

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