Prompting conceptual understanding with computer-mediated peer discourse and knowledge acquisition techniques

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 821-837

  Liu, Chen Chung ^a   Lee, Jia Hsung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC) TOOLS; CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; GROUP DISCOURSES; IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS;

DISTANCE EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; ONLINE CONFERENCING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 33745185504     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00505.x     Document Type: Review

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