A practical approach for converting group assignments into team projects

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 273-282

  Pimmel, Russell L ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer architecture; Cooperative learning; EC 2000; Forming teams; Grading individual team member's performance; Team evaluation; Team training

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURRICULA; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

COOPERATIVE LEARNING; TEAM EVALUATION; TEAM TRAINING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0038284176     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2003.808913     Document Type: Article

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