Structuring collaboration in mixed-ability groups to promote verbal interaction, learning, and motivation of average-ability students

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 314-331

  Saleh, Mohammad ^a   Lazonder, Ard W ^a   Jong, Ton de ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Ground rules; Group roles; Grouping arrangements; Individual differences; Verbal interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249749981     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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