Peer collaboration and discourse patterns in learning from incompatible information

Instructional Science

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 443-479

  Chan, Carol K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Conceptual change; Discourse; Knowledge construction; Peer collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035634755     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012099909179     Document Type: Article

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