Collaborative discourse, argumentation, and learning: Preface and literature review

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-359

  Michael Nussbaum, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Collaborative discourse; Cooperative learning; Explanations; Learning outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249148663     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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