Deriving and measuring group knowledge structure from essays: The effects of anaphoric reference

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 725-737

  Clariana, Roy B ^a   Wallace, Patricia E ^b   Godshalk, Veronica M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT   (United States)

Author keywords

Essays; Measuring knowledge structure; Mental models; Pathfinder networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450243019     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-009-9115-z     Document Type: Article

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