Original article: Interaction between tool and talk: How instruction and tools support consensus building in collaborative inquiry-learning environments

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 252-267

  Gijlers, H ^a   Saab, N ^b   Van Joolingen, W R ^a   De Jong, T ^a   Van Hout Wolters, B H A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive tools; Collaborative learning; CSCL; Inquiry learning; Learning environments; Science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649096554     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2008.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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