Assessing the effectiveness of technology integration: Message boards for strengthening literacy

Computers and Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 233-240

  Thomas, Matt ^a   Hofmeister, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Elementary education; Improving classroom instruction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION;

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION; COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC MESSAGE; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; QUESTION PROMPTS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 58449131360     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(01)00079-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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