The effects of active versus reflective learning style on the processes of critical discourse in computer-supported collaborative argumentation

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 651-665

  Jeong, Allan ^a   Lee, Jeongmin ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNERS; GROUP PERFORMANCE; LEARNING STYLES; ONLINE DISCUSSIONS; PROCESS-ORIENTED; STRATEGIES AND TOOLS;

EID: 47249102151     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00762.x     Document Type: Article

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