Agent technologies designed to facilitate interactive knowledge construction

Discourse Processes

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 298-322

  Graesser, Arthur C ^a   Jeon, Moongee ^a   Dufty, David ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

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EID: 47249142036     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638530802145395     Document Type: Article

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