'How did it know we weren't talking?': An investigation into the impact of self-assessments and feedback in a group activity

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-211

  Ulicsak, Mary H ^a  

^a NESTA Futurelab   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer supported collaborative learning; Group work; Reflection; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543013191     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2004.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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