Using computers to individually-generate vs. collaboratively-generate concept maps

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 269-280

  So, Young Kwon ^a   Cifuentes, Lauren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Computer based learning; Concept mapping; Meaningful learning; Science learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949257183     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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