A conceptual framework based on Activity Theory for mobile CSCL

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-235

  Zurita, Gustavo ^a   Nussbaum, Miguel ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d Chilean National Science Foundation (FONDECYT)   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL INTERACTION; TECHNOLOGY-BASED SYSTEM; WIRELESS NETWORK;

HAND HELD COMPUTERS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 33847331696     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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