Collaborative reasoning: A dialogic approach to group discussions

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-48

  Reznitskaya, Alina ^a   Kuo, Li Jen ^b   Clark, Ann Marie ^c   Miller, Brian ^d   Jadallah, May ^d   Anderson, Richard C ^d   Nguyen Jahiel, Kim ^d  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom communication; Grouping

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749101504     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057640802701952     Document Type: Article

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