Fostering knowledge construction in university students through asynchronous discussion groups

Computers and Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-370

  Schellens, Tammy ^a   Valcke, Martin ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cooperative collaborative learning; Distance education and telelearning; Learning communities; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; DISTANCE EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; LEARNING COMMUNITIES; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES; TELELEARNING;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 31844438966     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.07.010     Document Type: Article

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