Measuring perceived sociability of computer-supported collaborative learning environments

Computers and Education

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-192

  Kreijns, Karel ^a   Kirschner, Paul A ^a   Jochems, Wim ^a   van Buuren, Hans ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Architectures for educational technology system; Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Distributed learning environments

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; ONE DIMENSIONAL; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ARCHITECTURES FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 34248677870     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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