Time is precious: Variable- and event-centred approaches to process analysis in CSCL research

International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-257

  Reimann, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Process analysis; Qualitative methods; Quantitative methods; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350070735     PISSN: 15561607     EISSN: 15561615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-009-9070-z     Document Type: Article

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