The case for caring colearners: The effects of a computer-mediated colearner agent on trust and learning

Journal of Communication

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-204

  Roselyn Lee, Jong Eun ^a   Nass, Clifford ^a   Brave, Scott Brenner ^b   Morishima, Yasunori ^c   Nakajima, Hiroshi ^d   Yamada, Ryota ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Baynote Inc   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OMRON CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MEMORY; RECOGNITION;

EID: 34250198581     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2007.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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