Peer interaction and critical thinking: Face-to-face or online discussion?

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-200

  Guiller, Jane ^a   Durndell, Alan ^a   Ross, Anne ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; ICT; Peer interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749105968     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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