Using wikis to enhance and develop writing skills among secondary school students in Hong Kong

System

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 437-455

  Mak, Barley ^a   Coniam, David ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Authentic output; Collaborative writing; Creative writing; Wikis

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949118458     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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