Effective peer interaction in a problem-centered instructional strategy

Distance Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-207

  Merrill, M David ^a,b   Gilbert, Clark G ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer interaction; Peer collaboration; Principles of instruction; Problem centered instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 46849108127     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587910802154996     Document Type: Article

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