Scaffolding online argumentation during problem solving

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-110

  Oh, S ^a   Jonassen, D H ^b  

^a Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Computer supported collaborative argumentation (CSCA); Epistemological beliefs; Ill structured problem; Problem solving; Scaffolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247582331     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2006.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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