Choosing communication portfolios to accomplish tasks: The effects of individual differences

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1167-1176

  Lee, Chei Sian ^a   Goh, Dion Hoe Lian ^a   Chua, Alton Y K ^a   Luyt, Brendan ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Distributed learning environment; Human computer interface; Media in education

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE; MEDIA IN EDUCATION;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); STUDENTS;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 70049092936     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.05.024     Document Type: Article

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