Examining online learning patterns with data mining techniques in peer-moderated and teacher-moderated courses

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-210

  Hung, Jui Long ^a   Crooks, Steven ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68249097512     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EC.40.2.c     Document Type: Article

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